Dalton Troy Jordan, 25, of Elgin, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound in woods near Flat Rock Road in Kershaw County, South Carolina after being reported missing on November 2, 2024. Family and friends searching for him located his body around 3 p.m.; first responders pronounced him dead at the scene. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the Kershaw County Coroner’s Office are handling the investigation.

Investigators have described the incident as an isolated event involving a single individual and have given early indications that it was a hunting accident, but specific circumstances of the fatal gunshot have not been released and the probe is ongoing. No suspects or arrests have been mentioned.

Jordan was a general manager of Exceptional Cabinets and co-owner of A.T. Jordan Roofing. He is survived by his wife, Cassie Witt Jordan, and their two young children and was remembered by family as a loving husband, father, son, brother, and an avid deer hunter with a heart of gold.

If anyone who hunted near Flat Rock Road on or around November 2 has information about that day, please come forward.