Marquise Tyrell Green, 33, was killed by gunfire late evening on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at Cross Creek Apartments in Beaufort, South Carolina. Police say a verbal altercation that began at another location escalated and ended with shots fired; officers found Green with multiple gunshot wounds around 9:50 p.m. Despite aid from officers, fire department personnel, and EMS, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Within days authorities arrested four people. On August 15, Stardaisha Richardson, 26, and Emily Cole, 31, were taken into custody. On August 16, Jafari Hakeem Brown, 24, and Juquetta Jenkins were arrested. Brown was identified as the alleged shooter and was charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Richardson, Cole, and Jenkins were charged with accessory after the fact. Brown was held without bond; Cole and Jenkins posted $100,000 surety bonds and were released while Richardson initially remained in custody. The community held a funeral service for Green on August 27, 2024, at Word of Faith Outreach Ministry, with burial at Hopes Cemetery on St. Helena Island.

What information do readers have about the events leading up to the altercation that night?