Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Rules Deadly Sept. 30 Domestic Dispute Shooting Justified, No Charges Filed

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ANDERSON, SC — The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said this week that no charges will be filed after a domestic dispute on Port Royal Road ended in a deadly shooting on Sept. 30. Deputies said an extensive investigation found the shooting was justified, a decision reached in connection with the 10th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

Deputies were called to Port Royal Road for a domestic-related shooting that ended with one man dead, as reported by FOX Carolina. The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified him as 44-year-old Adger Luther Stamey. The sheriff’s office investigated the shooting as a homicide.

That word tends to alarm people, so it is worth being precise about it. Every fatal shooting opens as a homicide investigation, including the ones that end exactly where this one did. It is the process, not an accusation. The person who fired here spent roughly a month under that investigation before deputies and the solicitor’s office concluded the shooting was justified. Anyone who ever has to use a firearm to defend themselves should expect that same timeline, and the same scrutiny, even when the facts fall in their favor.

This is exactly why I tell people to have self-defense coverage in place before they ever need it. A plan like CCW Safe is built for the aftermath, from the first conversation with investigators through the weeks it takes to reach a decision like this one, and through the courtroom if it ever gets that far. You do not want to be figuring out how to pay for an attorney while you are the subject of a homicide investigation. That is part of the mindset, not an afterthought.

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The sheriff’s office statement, as reported, does not say who fired or what happened in the moments before the shot. What it does say is that investigators looked at a domestic dispute that left a man dead, worked it for a month, and found no basis to charge anyone.

Stamey is dead, the shooting was ruled justified, and the case is closed without charges.

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