Brendon Armontae Nyquan Gray, 21, of Swansea died on Monday, October 16, 2023, after being shot during a confrontation in the Little Mountain area near Lake Murray. The dispute between Gray and 20-year-old Nathan Thomas Caldwell of Little Mountain began with a physical fight the previous weekend and continued with social media exchanges before the Monday evening encounter at Caldwell’s residence on Stevens Creek Road.

Gray went to Caldwell’s home with a group. Caldwell told investigators he retrieved his firearm after seeing someone in the group with a gun, went outside and fired, striking Gray, who was unarmed at the time. Gray was wounded in the upper body, taken to a Newberry County fire station and pronounced dead. As Gray’s group left, one person reportedly fired a shot into Caldwell’s house.

Authorities identified Caldwell as the primary suspect; he was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Bond was set for the weapons charge but denied on the murder charge; he is being held at the Lexington County Detention Center. Investigators are still working to identify other people who were at the scene and said additional charges may follow.

Did anyone in the area witness the confrontation or have information about who accompanied Gray that night?