In the quiet, early morning hours of April 12, 2014, in Sunset, South Carolina, the life of 38-year-old Michael Shane Collins was tragically cut short. Deputies were dispatched to a residence at 120 Hannah Road around 2:40 a.m. following a 911 call about a gunshot victim. Upon their arrival, they discovered Collins deceased, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest.
The investigation into the shooting moved swiftly, and by 8 a.m.
the same day, authorities had a suspect in custody. Justin Douglas O'Bryant, a 26-year-old, was apprehended near a Walmart in Central, South Carolina. It was reported that the shooting was the culmination of an argument between Collins and O'Bryant, though the specific details of their dispute were not publicly disclosed.
Following his arrest, O'Bryant was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. The case then moved into the legal system for prosecution. Michael Shane Collins, a resident of Westminster, South Carolina, was survived by his parents. His funeral service was held at Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Pickens, South Carolina.
