Juston Erving, 33, was killed in Denmark, South Carolina, during an early-morning shootout on August 4, 2024. The confrontation began around 3:30 a.m. on Sato Avenue after an argument between Erving and 42-year-old Aubrey Priester Jr. of Barnwell. According to authorities, Erving drew a firearm and began firing at a trailer; Priester then produced a gun and shot Erving, who fell to the ground.

A witness account states that while Erving was incapacitated on the ground, Priester approached and shot him multiple times in the upper body and head. Erving was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:15 a.m. from multiple gunshot wounds. Priester was arrested by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime; he was booked into the Bamberg County Detention Center and is in custody without bond, with the 2nd Circuit Solicitor’s Office handling prosecution.

If anyone saw the events on Sato Avenue that morning or has information about the dispute, please come forward.