In the quiet town of Pelzer, South Carolina, the evening of May 4, 2021, turned tragic for 32-year-old Dallas K. Rosemond. A Black man, Rosemond was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Dollar General store on Augusta Road around 8:30 p.m. He was rushed to Greenville Memorial Hospital, but succumbed to his injuries about an hour later. The Greenville County Coroner's Office subsequently ruled his death a homicide.
The investigation into Rosemond's death quickly focused on 43-year-old
Corey Jerome Daniel of Williamston, South Carolina. Investigators learned that Rosemond and Daniel were acquainted and had an ongoing dispute. On the night of the incident, Daniel was seated in his vehicle in the Dollar General parking lot when Rosemond arrived. An exchange of words between the two men escalated, and as Rosemond approached Daniel's car, Daniel fired a handgun, striking Rosemond at least once before fleeing the scene.
In a turn of events, Corey Jerome Daniel later surrendered to the Williamston Police Department. He was taken into custody by the Greenville County Sheriff's Office and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Daniel was subsequently held at the Greenville County Detention Center to await a bond hearing. The case highlighted a senseless act of violence that left a family grieving and a community seeking answers.
