Martez Ke’Montae Hughes was 21 when he was shot during an altercation inside a Citgo convenience store near the intersection of U.S. Highway 321 and Ninth Street in Winnsboro, South Carolina, around midnight on Friday, August 19, 2022. He was taken to Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia and died of his injuries on Saturday, August 20, 2022.

A 24-year-old man, Dydreekus Dwight McDaniel, was arrested by the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety and charged with murder; an incident report says he admitted to the shooting. The killing happened amid a string of violent incidents in the area, which had included several drive-by shootings since April that authorities believe involved retaliatory clashes between rival groups.

Hughes had worked at MLILY Healthcare, attended Fairfield Central High School, and enjoyed making music, playing basketball, and spending time with his young son, mother, and grandparents who raised him. Funeral services were held on August 29, 2022, at New Hope A.M.E. Church in Winnsboro. If anyone knew Martez or has information about the shooting, please come forward.