SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office reports two teenagers have been charged with murder in connection with a shooting in Nov. 2025.
Deputies said 17-year-old Christopher Joseph Mallory and 19-year-old Gregory Keon Coker were charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Mallory is being charged as an adult; he had already been arrested by Spartanburg police for attempted murder.
Deputies were called to the Bryant at 350 Bryant Road on Nov. 24 after 16-year-old Brodarrien Tate was shot and killed in a parking lot near his home, according to the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office.
A 34-year-old bystander, who attempted to render aid, was also shot in the leg, officials said…