On the afternoon of Sunday, October 17, 2021, Bryan Omega Myers, 31, was shot while walking on Hannah Street near the Harmony Court Apartments in Sumter, South Carolina. He had been walking toward a nearby business when at least two people approached him; the encounter escalated and gunfire left Myers injured in the roadway around 3:30 p.m. Emergency responders found him alive, he was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, but he died later that day. The Sumter County Coroner’s Office notified his family and an autopsy was scheduled.

Police described the attack as an isolated incident and appealed to the community for information as they investigated. Investigators identified two suspects and authorities apprehended Shyquez Glen Singleton and Jyreek Avontae Tywonne McLeod-Jay, who were charged with murder in connection with Myers’s death.

If anyone has information about Bryan’s movements that afternoon or witnessed the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.