On the evening of August 18, 2024, 49-year-old Steven Lee Basquette of Pickens was found inside a residence at 442 Crowe Creek Road in Six Mile, South Carolina, with at least one gunshot wound. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene after the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 9:42 PM.

Investigators say Basquette had a history of domestic violence and assault charges involving the female homeowner and her male companion. Officials believe Basquette confronted the occupants that night and that one of the people in the home shot him during the confrontation. An autopsy was scheduled to clarify the precise cause of death.

As of August 20, 2024, the sheriff’s office was still interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence; no arrests or charges had been announced and no suspects were publicly named. If anyone was at or near 442 Crowe Creek Road the night of August 18 or has information about the confrontation, contact investigators with what was seen or heard.