Devonte Jerone Craft, 24, was shot and killed the afternoon of Monday, November 14, 2022, at about 1:30 p.m. at the Riverbank Retreat Apartments on Comanchee Trail in West Columbia, South Carolina. First responders found his body at the scene; the Lexington County Coroner determined he died of multiple gunshot wounds to his upper and lower body.

Born March 17, 1998, in Columbia, South Carolina, Craft worked at House of Raeford Farms and was pursuing a music career. He was a father to two young daughters and is remembered by family and friends as joyful, humble, and outgoing. The West Columbia Police Department and the coroner opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for information; no immediate arrests were announced.

Anyone with information about what happened at Riverbank Retreat Apartments that day is asked to contact the West Columbia Police Department or CrimeStoppers of the Midlands.