Kenneth Andrew Latroy Lomax, a 36-year-old man known to those in his Anderson, South Carolina, community, is remembered by neighbors who would see him walking in the area. His sudden death left those who knew him in shock. One local worker, Phillip Rucker, who had seen Mr. Lomax just the day before he died, expressed his sorrow, saying, “It’s sad you can see somebody walking today and then they gone the next day.
That’s real bad.”
On the afternoon of Thursday, October 29, 2026, first responders were dispatched to the 100 block of Quinn Street in Anderson for what was reported as a person in cardiac arrest. The call came in around 12:20 p.m. When emergency personnel arrived at the residence, they found Kenneth Lomax unresponsive in the front yard. It was during the initial assessment by investigators that the situation was reclassified from a medical emergency to a homicide.
The Anderson County Chief Deputy Coroner, Don McCown, explained that an investigator realized Mr. Lomax had sustained a gunshot wound, and at that point, all appropriate agencies were notified. The Anderson County Coroner's Office officially identified the victim and ruled his cause of death as a gunshot wound. An autopsy was scheduled to assist in the ongoing investigation. Law enforcement investigators remained on Quinn Street for about five hours, processing the scene and gathering evidence.
The Anderson County Sheriff's Office is leading the homicide investigation. Officials stated that the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident confined to the residence and that they did not believe there was an immediate danger to the public. The neighborhood has experienced deadly violence before, with the chief deputy coroner noting that at least two other homicides had occurred near Quinn Street in the preceding two years.
Mr. Lomax's family arrived at the scene as investigators worked, a tragic and difficult part of the job for law enforcement and coroner's office personnel. Chief Deputy Coroner McCown spoke about the challenge of dealing with grieving families, stating, “It’s very hard. The hardest part comes with working with the families.” The raw grief of Mr. Lomax's mother was witnessed by those nearby. Phillip Rucker, who was working on a roof close by, recalled the impact of that moment. “Really what took a toll on me was standing on the side of this house and hearing his momma cry,” he said.
As of late October 2026, the investigation into the murder of Kenneth Lomax is active and ongoing. The Anderson County Sheriff's Office and the Coroner's Office are continuing to work the case. No arrests have been announced, and authorities have not released information about a potential suspect or motive in the shooting. Further details are limited as the investigation proceeds.
