Diequan Underwood, 28, was found dead along Highway 261 near Yorkridge Drive in Wedgefield, South Carolina, on the morning of April 29, 2023. Responding deputies from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office discovered that Underwood had sustained multiple gunshot wounds; his death was ruled a homicide and was the first such case in the county that year.

Sheriff Anthony Dennis said investigators believe Underwood was killed late the previous night and that his body was left on the roadside.

In October 2023 the sheriff’s office named Aaron James Thompson a person of interest and asked for help locating him, suggesting he might be in the Columbia area. No arrests had been announced at that time and the investigation remained ongoing.

If anyone knew Diequan, his movements the night of April 28–29, or has information about Aaron James Thompson’s whereabouts, please come forward.