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Tony Lee Byers

Case from Gaffney, SC dated May 01, 2026

Victim Details

Tony Lee Byers

Male

White / Caucasian

Gaffney

SC

2026-05-01

54

Tony

Lee Byers

07/13/2026

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A dispute that began on social media escalated into a fatal shooting on the night of Friday, May 1, 2026, leaving a Gaffney, South Carolina man dead. The victim was identified as 54-year-old Tony Lee Byers. The incident, which unfolded on McKowns Mountain Road, was the tragic culmination of a "heated discussion" that had taken place on Facebook, according to the Cherokee County Coroner's Office.

The altercation moved from the digital realm to a physical confrontation, resulting in Byers b ...
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  • WYFF: Heated Facebook discussion leads to deadly Upstate shooting, officials say
  • Tony Lee Byers Obituary May 1, 2026 - Blakely Funeral Home
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