On November 24, 2018, authorities in Anderson, South Carolina, were called to a residence following reports of a shooting incident involving a young man. The victim, identified as 21-year-old Hunter Brick Hall, was a White male living in the area. The events that unfolded late that Saturday evening took place at an apartment where Hall had gathered with a group of friends. What began as a social gathering turned into a tragedy just before 11:30 p.m.
when a firearm was introduced into the setting.
According to the accounts provided to investigators and later released by the Anderson County Coroner’s Office, Hall produced a. 38-caliber handgun while in the company of his acquaintances. The situation escalated when he initiated a game of Russian Roulette, a lethal activity involving a firearm with a single round loaded into the cylinder. Witnesses stated that Hall loaded a bullet into the chamber, spun the cylinder to randomize its position, and placed the weapon against his own head.
The high-risk behavior resulted in a fatal discharge when Hall pulled the trigger. Emergency responders arrived at the scene, but the injury proved immediately fatal, and he was pronounced dead at the apartment. The Anderson County Coroner confirmed the cause of death was a gunshot wound consistent with the circumstances described by those present. The death was ruled as occurring during the enactment of the dangerous game.
Law enforcement officials from the Anderson Police Department and the coroner's office launched an investigation to verify the witness statements and ensure there was no foul play involved. While the friends present were interviewed as part of the standard procedure for a death investigation, reports from the time did not indicate that any suspects were taken into custody or that any arrests were made in connection with the shooting. The inquiry largely focused on confirming that the act was self-inflicted as described, rather than a criminal homicide.
