Graham Michael Pope, 39, was fatally shot on April 8, 2024, while at work at JT’s Kia dealership on Greystone Boulevard in Columbia, South Carolina. Shortly after 3 p.m., gunfire erupted at the business; responding officers found Pope inside a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital and died later that day.

Authorities identified Westley Tyler Gross as the person accused of the shooting. Police say Gross waited in the dealership parking lot, approached Pope’s vehicle and fired repeatedly through the driver’s-side window and windshield. Witnesses described a gray Ford Mustang; officers located the Mustang minutes later, pursued it, and say Gross crashed, fled on foot and was captured. Investigators reported finding two firearms and ammunition in connection with the vehicle. Gross was arrested and charged in the case.

Pope worked in digital marketing for the dealership and had been employed there about two years. His family described him as funny, kindhearted and caring; an obituary noted he was a Spring Valley High School graduate and a fan of the Gamecocks, the Cubs and Phish. The motive remains unclear. Does anyone have information about Pope, his movements that afternoon, or the gray Mustang seen at the scene?