In the early morning hours of August 17, 2024, deputies responded to reports of gunfire at a bar on Dasher Road in Tillman, South Carolina. Three people were found with gunshot wounds; 72-year-old Leroy Frost Sr was transported to a local hospital and later died of his injuries. Frost is described in reports as a beloved great-grandfather in the community.

Investigators identified two suspects: 20-year-old Ja’Quan Demontre James and 41-year-old Herman Dessasure. Warrants charging both with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime were issued. James surrendered on August 20 and Dessasure surrendered on August 22; Dessasure was also wanted by the United States Marshal’s Service on a weapons charge and had other outstanding offenses in Georgia. A grand jury later indicted both men for Frost’s murder; they are awaiting jury trial.

If anyone was at the bar that morning or has information about the shooting, please come forward.