James Ryan Outland, 22, was shot and killed on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, in the cul-de-sac of Hedgefield Court in Irmo, South Carolina. Deputies from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department found him with a gunshot wound around 3 p.m.; he was taken to a local hospital and died a short time later.

Authorities say the shooting followed an ongoing dispute with a neighbor. Outland’s wife had been confronted by 46-year-old neighbor Charmika Wright and called her husband. When Outland returned and tried to stop Wright from entering his property, Wright allegedly shot him in the upper body. Wright was detained at the scene, arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. The sheriff’s office said the evidence did not support a justifiable shooting; Wright was denied bail and held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Her attorney argued she acted in self-defense and said she had been in her own yard and had filed prior complaints about Outland.

Friends and family remember Outland as a loving husband and son who enjoyed fishing, video games and rescuing animals. Does anyone in the Irmo area have information about the dispute or what led up to that afternoon’s confrontation?