GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. —

A man has been convicted of murder after shooting a 19-year-old to death in the parking lot of a motel in Greenville, South Carolina.

Evidence showed that on May 5, 2020 , Bralen Elijah Barksdale shot and killed 19-year-old Nijel Sullivan, as he sat in his vehicle in the parking lot of Inn Town Suites on Mauldin Road. Latest Forecast

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Assistant solicitors Seth Redus Johnson and Grace Moroney said Barksdale fired his .45-caliber handgun 12 times into Sullivan's vehicle as he attempted to drive away. Barksdale fled the scene and discarded his handgun and cellphone.

On Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, a Greenville County Jury convicted Barksdale, who is now 24 years old, of murder and possession of a weapon during a

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