Christopher Forehand, 20, was found with a fatal gunshot wound at a residence on 7 Branch Street in the Bellwood section of Manning, South Carolina, on the evening of Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Emergency responders arrived but the Clarendon County Coroner pronounced Forehand dead at the scene. An autopsy was scheduled in the days following to determine the official cause of death.

The Manning Police Department led the homicide investigation and was joined by the Clarendon County Sheriff’s Department and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Officers reported other people were at the home when they first arrived. A nearby house was surrounded during a several-hour standoff while police sought a person of interest; that person was not located at the time but was contacted later. No suspects have been publicly named and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information or area surveillance footage from around the time of the shooting is asked to contact the Manning Police Department.