LaBrian Jamar Beasley was a 34-year-old community figure in Spartanburg, South Carolina, known as The Coach B Eazy. A father of six and founder of Big Business Events, he organized boxing matches, sponsored basketball teams and ran youth empowerment programs while publicly advocating anti-violence efforts. Friends and family remembered him as family-oriented and an inspiration who loved the San Francisco 49ers and USC Gamecocks.

Beasley was killed just after 3:00 a.m. on December 4, 2023, on Boiling Springs Road near California Avenue. Residents reported a barrage of gunfire and surveillance video captured part of the chaotic scene; the vehicle he was driving then crashed into a nearby home. Emergency crews found him in the vehicle with fatal gunshot wounds and the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation.

No arrests or publicly named suspects have been announced and detectives continue to seek leads. If anyone has information about the shooting or the moments before it, please contact the sheriff’s office.