Cory Ryder Vickery was 21 when he was shot multiple times on the evening of August 3, 2024, in the driveway of a residence on Donna Lane in Easley, South Carolina. Deputies arrived after a 911 call around 9:30 p.m., found Vickery in the yard with gunshot wounds, and he was taken to a local hospital where he died. His fiancée was pregnant, and the couple were expecting a baby girl in October.

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the Pickens County Coroner’s Office investigated, collecting evidence and interviewing people connected to both Vickery and a person of interest. Authorities described the shooting as an isolated incident and said there was no immediate threat to the community.

On August 14, 2024, 21-year-old Micah Javon Duckett was arrested at his residence and charged with murder in connection with Vickery’s death; he was booked into the Pickens County Detention Center and waived a bond hearing. If anyone knew Cory, the circumstances that led to that night, or has information about the case, please come forward.