Rodney Chrishawn Gambrell, 29, was shot in Greenwood, South Carolina, on September 2, 2023, and died after being taken to a local hospital. Another person was also injured in the same shooting. The death was officially ruled a homicide.

Gambrell was born May 18, 1994, in Easley and grew up in the Red Hill Community of Clemson. He attended D.W. Daniel High School and worked as a certified SLED Armed Security Officer for Next Level Protection, LLC. Interests listed for him included running, mixed martial arts, real estate investment, and dog breeding; he was remembered as kind and respectful with a beautiful smile.

The Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation and arrested a suspect, Dishon Dewayne Wright, on October 26, 2023; Wright was charged with Gambrell’s murder. Anyone with information about the shooting or Gambrell’s last movements is asked to come forward.