Samuel Raymond Wright, 47, was shot and later died at a hospital after an early-morning dispute in Greenwood, South Carolina. Deputies responded to a shooting call near S.C. 72 at about 2:20 a.m. on a December Saturday; Wright was found unresponsive in a crowd and taken to surgery but succumbed to his injuries at 4:43 a.m. on December 21, 2024.

Witnesses identified 23-year-old Bryson Thomas Long, a Greenwood resident, as the person who argued with Wright just before the shooting. Long reportedly fled the scene and was found emerging from nearby woods; he was arrested without incident and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Bond was denied on both charges and Long remains in custody. The Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office and the Coroner’s Office are investigating, and authorities have not released details about the argument or whether the two men knew each other.

If anyone has information about Wright’s movements that night or the dispute near S.C. 72, please share tips with investigators.