Billy DeShawn B.J. Watson, 25, a Greenwood resident, was shot on a Monday evening in April 2023 on Factions Drive in McCormick, South Carolina. Deputies and officers found him with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was taken to McCormick County Hospital and died of his injuries. The shooting was described as the town’s first homicide in about three decades and prompted a candlelight vigil attended by family, friends and neighbors.

Investigators from the McCormick County Sheriff’s Office, McCormick Police Department, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office worked the case. Two men were identified and arrested: Deon Taryell Lomax, 28, was arrested April 5, 2023, and Dikembe Jessie Settles, 27, was arrested April 10, 2023. Both faced charges including murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime; Lomax was also charged with attempted murder in connection with the incident.

Did anyone in McCormick know Billy or have information about the events on Factions Drive that evening?