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On the evening of October 12, 2024, 52-year-old Paul Tony Malphrus was fatally shot in the Lakes of Summerville subdivision in Summerville, South Carolina. Malphrus and another man were riding bicycles when they stopped to help a woman whose small dog was reportedly being attacked by a pit bull. The two men used their bikes to create a barrier as the woman tried to get into her home.

As the woman reached her front door and called for help, 30-year-old Adonis Malone opened the door and fired a handgun multiple times. Malphrus was struck and was pronounced dead at the scene, found near the front door with multiple gunshot wounds. Affidavits say the woman told Malone to stop shooting and then administered aid to the victim. Malone was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and was released on a $75,000 bond.

What did neighbors or anyone in Lakes of Summerville see or hear that evening that could help clarify what happened?