In the winter of 2025, the community of Greenville, South Carolina, was unsettled by the violent death of one of its residents. On Thursday, January 9, 65-year-old Timmy Moore was found deceased inside a home on Neely Street. It was soon clear that his death was not of natural causes; the Greenville County Coroner's Office confirmed that Moore had been the victim of a homicide, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound.
This confirmation launched an immediate and intensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
As law enforcement delved into the case, a suspect quickly came into focus. Investigators identified 48-year-old McKenzie Clarence Boykin as the individual believed to be responsible for Timmy Moore's death. It was revealed that the two men were not strangers and were acquainted with one another, though the specific motive for the deadly encounter remained unclear to the public. The Greenville County Sheriff's Office wasted no time in pursuing Boykin, who was located and apprehended in Gwinnett County, Georgia, just a day after the discovery of Moore's body.
Initially taken into custody on an unrelated failure-to-appear warrant, the gravity of McKenzie Clarence Boykin's situation escalated as he was formally charged with the murder of Timmy Moore. In addition to the murder charge, he also faced a charge for possession of a weapon during a violent crime. It came to light that Boykin had a significant prior criminal record, including a 2010 conviction for a host of violent crimes for which he had been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Having been released on probation in late 2022, he was now facing the prospect of returning to the justice system to face accusations of taking another man's life. Following his arrest in Georgia, Boykin awaited extradition back to South Carolina to answer for the charges brought against him.
