Jarmel Benjamin Ellis, a 42-year-old man, was killed on Sunday afternoon, April 12, 2026, after a domestic-related shooting inside a home on Mitchell Street in Sumter, South Carolina. Officers were called to the residence just before 3:45 p.m., and when they arrived, they found Ellis inside the home suffering from a gunshot wound. He was treated at the scene, then rushed to Prisma Health Tuomey, where he later died from his injuries.
The shooting appears to have unfolded inside the home rather than in a public setting. Police said Devon Brown, 33, was inside the house with Ellis when officers arrived. The circumstances were described by authorities as domestic-related, suggesting the violence grew out of a dispute or conflict within the residence, though officials did not publicly release a detailed account of what led up to the gunfire.
After Ellis was taken to the hospital and later died, the Sumter County Coroner’s Office notified his family. Authorities said an autopsy was scheduled for later that week as the investigation continued. Ellis was also listed by a gun-violence memorial site as having been lost to gun violence on April 12, 2026, in Sumter, South Carolina.
Devon Brown was arrested and charged in connection with Ellis’ death. Police said Brown faced charges of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and he was booked into the county detention center. As of the available reporting, Brown was the only publicly identified suspect, and authorities described the case as an ongoing investigation.
