In the quiet town of Bluffton, South Carolina, the life of a young man was cut short in a sudden act of violence. Marlon Lyons Jr., a 23-year-old male from Port Royal, was fatally shot on the night of October 15, 2021. The incident occurred in the parking lot of All My Sons Moving & Storage on Bluffton Road, where Lyons was an employee. He had just finished a job and was returning a company truck when he was gunned down.
At approximately 11:30 p.m., deputies from the Beaufort County
Sheriff's Office responded to reports of multiple gunshots in the area. Upon their arrival, they discovered Lyons unresponsive in the parking lot near a Dodge Charger. Despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene from apparent gunshot wounds. A subsequent forensic autopsy was scheduled to confirm the exact cause of death. Investigators found a significant amount of cash on Lyons' person, which was collected as evidence.
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office immediately launched a homicide investigation, with the crime scene unit processing the area for forensic evidence and investigators interviewing potential witnesses through the night. However, no suspects were found at the scene. In the days and even a year following the shooting, authorities have continued to seek information from the public to help solve the case. Family members have joined investigators in pleading for anyone with knowledge of the events that transpired that night to come forward.
Despite the ongoing investigation and the passage of time, no suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Marlon Lyons Jr. The case remains an unsolved homicide, leaving a community searching for answers and a family grieving the loss of a young man remembered by former teachers and friends as sweet, funny, and kind. The Sheriff's Office has urged anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry, offering the possibility of a reward for tips that lead to an arrest.
