A July 22, 2023 gathering on South Towers Street in Anderson, South Carolina, ended in deadly violence. Derrick Lamar Wiley, Sr., 26, known to family as Droc, was shot multiple times during an altercation and died at a hospital about 3:35 a.m.; the coroner’s preliminary investigation ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.

Anderson Police identified two suspects and on July 31, 2023 arrested 21-year-old Jiyion Sytavious Mattison and 22-year-old Teondez Draquandais Crocker. Both were charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime and taken into custody without incident.

Wiley was born July 20, 1997, and was a father to a young son, Zay’Shawn Wiley. He was raised by his grandmother, Dell McDonald, after his father’s death. Funeral services were held July 30, 2023, at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Starr, South Carolina, with burial at Mt. Able Baptist Church Cemetery in Pendleton.

If anyone at the July 22 gathering or who knew Derrick has information that could help clarify what happened, please come forward.