Man will not be charged for shooting neighbor to death, sheriff says

The family of an Anderson County man who was shot to death spoke out Saturday morning after a decision to not file charges against the shooter. Pat Charles Mackey, 57, of Iva was shot multiple times July 27 at his home on Leona Drive after a dispute with a neighbor, Chief Deputy Coroner Charlie Boseman said. Sheriff Chad McBride said Friday that no charges would be filed. Mackey's family met with reporters Saturday morning to speak out against the decision. A release from Sheriff Chad McBride said that investigators reviewed the facts of the case with 10th Judicial Circuit Solicitor David Wagner who determined the shooting was self-defense. McBride, Wagner and sheriff’s investigators met with Mackey’s family Friday and explained the decision. “This is a difficult situation,” McBride said. “My heart goes out to the family but the evidence doesn’t support a criminal charge based on South Carolina state law.” Traci Fant, an organizer for Freedom Fighters, an Upstate-based community activist group, said Mackey's family members were "very disappointed" by the decision and wanted to "express their anger and dissatisfaction" in the investigation that, ultimately, ruled out charges in this case.

The family of an Anderson County man who was shot to death spoke out Saturday morning after a decision to not file charges against the shooter.

Pat Charles Mackey, 57, of Iva was shot multiple times July 27 at his home on Leona Drive after a dispute with a neighbor, Chief Deputy Coroner Charlie Boseman said.


Sheriff Chad McBride said Friday that no charges would be filed.

Mackey's family met with reporters Saturday morning to speak out against the decision.

A release from Sheriff Chad McBride said that investigators reviewed the facts of the case with 10th Judicial Circuit Solicitor David Wagner who determined the shooting was self-defense.

McBride, Wagner and sheriff’s investigators met with Mackey’s family Friday and explained the decision.

“This is a difficult situation,” McBride said. “My heart goes out to the family but the evidence doesn’t support a criminal charge based on South Carolina state law.”

Traci Fant, an organizer for Freedom Fighters, an Upstate-based community activist group, said Mackey's family members were "very disappointed" by the decision and wanted to "express their anger and dissatisfaction" in the investigation that, ultimately, ruled out charges in this case.