Lydell Preston Titus, 33, was killed on the afternoon of July 3, 2024, in the 700 block of West Evans Street in Florence, South Carolina. Authorities say the incident began as an argument between Titus and another man. During the dispute, 46-year-old Dino Piere Scott allegedly produced a handgun and shot Titus multiple times. Emergency medical services responded but Titus was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Officers at the scene took Dino Piere Scott into custody without further incident. He was booked into the Florence County Detention Center and is being held without bond on charges that include murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, possession of a stolen weapon, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Titus was a 2009 graduate of West Florence High School and worked at McCall Farms. He is survived by his wife, Adrienne Titus, their six children, his parents, and two sisters.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events on West Evans Street that afternoon, please share what is known.