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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