David Thomas Tranah was 29 when he was shot to death in Seneca, South Carolina, on the evening of September 10, 2018. A resident on Padgett Street reported gunfire; when officers arrived they found Tranah and 54-year-old Timothy Wayne Caldwell dead in what was described as a double homicide.

The killings were linked to an area known locally as The Compound, described in reports as having problems with drug activity, theft, and homelessness. Investigators say an 18-year-old, Steven Lee Reynolds, went to The Compound to collect a debt believed to be drug-related and shot both men. Reynolds was arrested the next day at a Coffee Road residence and charged with two counts of murder, armed robbery, and malicious injury to personal property; he also faced outstanding warrants for distribution of methamphetamine and heroin.

Jeremy Alexander Trotter was later implicated and pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, armed robbery, and malicious injury for his role. The case has been described by the solicitor as an example of the harm wrought by the drug epidemic. If anyone knew David, his movements that night, or has information about The Compound, please come forward.