Ten-year-old Dhillian M. Patel died after a gunshot wound at his family home on Fox Creek Road in Anderson, South Carolina. The shooting occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 6, 2024, while Dhillian was reportedly at home with his younger brother and their grandfather. Emergency responders flew him by LifeFlight to Prisma Health in Greenville, but he died the next day, Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

The Anderson County Coroner confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office investigated the circumstances. Investigators worked with the local solicitor’s office to decide whether criminal charges were appropriate; authorities later announced the shooting was accidental and no charges were filed, with the investigation closed. A funeral service was held to honor Dhillian’s memory.

If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon, please come forward to the Sheriff’s Office.