In the predawn hours of October 4, 2024, a gathering at the Boulder Creek Apartments on Furman Hall Road in Greenville County turned deadly after an altercation escalated into gunfire. Decorey Lacarl Thomason, 31, of Mauldin, was shot and later died at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital from multiple gunshot wounds; a second man was also shot and survived and was reported in stable condition.

Authorities arrested 27-year-old Jamante Quentez Edward Williams before 9 a.m. that same day. Investigators say Williams was at the gathering and allegedly fired the shots; he was charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, commission of a violent crime while on bond, and possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain crimes, and held at the Greenville County Detention Center.

Thomason, a 2012 Southside High School graduate and father of two sons, Khalil Burnside and Jaylan Pennie, was remembered by family and the community as vibrant and involved in local promotions. Funeral services were held October 12, 2024, at Love Story Church with interment at Resthaven Memorial Gardens.

If anyone who attended the gathering or knew Decorey has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.