In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, October 6, 2024, 34-year-old Steven Joshua ’Josh’ King was shot during a home invasion at a residence on Parris Bridge Road in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Deputies arrived after a call of a burglary in progress around 2 a.m. and found King with gunshot wounds. He was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center and was pronounced dead at 3:59 a.m. King worked in the local hospitality industry and was described as full of life and never meeting a stranger.

Investigators arrested 34-year-old Steve Phommachanh of Spartanburg at the scene. He was charged with murder, burglary, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and attempted murder; another person in the home was injured in the break-in. Phommachanh is being held at the Spartanburg County Detention Center after being denied bond. Authorities say they believe the incident was isolated and there is no ongoing threat to the public, and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about the break-in or witnessed activity near Parris Bridge Road in the early hours of October 6, please share what you know.