Kaylon Reid Culbertson, 21, was killed in a shooting at about 2:57 a.m. on Sunday, October 6, 2024, near the parking area for the Bald Rock Heritage Preserve on Geer Highway in Cleveland, South Carolina. Deputies found Culbertson on the ground outside a vehicle with a fatal gunshot wound; a second man was also shot and taken to a hospital.

Investigators say the violence began as a verbal altercation inside the vehicle after the group left the overlook, and that 20-year-old Zachary Ray Pridmore of Simpsonville allegedly drew a firearm and fired multiple shots, striking both men. One victim called 911 and Culbertson was pronounced dead at the scene. Pridmore sustained injuries, was briefly hospitalized, then booked into the Greenville County Detention Center on charges including murder, attempted murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. An autopsy for Culbertson was scheduled for October 7, 2024.

If anyone who knew Kaylon or who was at the Bald Rock area that night has information, please share what you know with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.