Wyatt Short, 22, of Pendleton, South Carolina, was fatally shot the night of April 22, 2023, during an encounter outside a residence in the Central area of Pickens County. Deputies found Short shortly after 10 p.m. near Old Shirley Road and Sheriff Road with an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. He was airlifted to Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital and later died; the Pickens County Coroner classified the death as a homicide by gunshot wound.

Investigators say Short and the person accused of shooting him knew one another and that the violence followed an argument. Arrest warrants identified Wyatt Anthony Scott Pelfrey as the alleged shooter; he was 17 at the time. Pelfrey was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and was to be prosecuted as an adult. He was located and arrested on April 24 at a Six Mile residence.

Pelfrey later asserted the shooting was self-defense and sought immunity in a stand-your-ground hearing. Witness testimony and differences between statements were noted during that hearing. Does anyone have information about Short’s activities that night or about the dispute that led to the shooting?