Savion J. Fonville, 23, of Moore, was shot and killed inside a CK Mart convenience store at 2624 Broad River Road in Columbia, South Carolina, on Sunday, August 7, 2022, around 5 p.m. Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department found Fonville inside the store and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the Sheriff’s Department, the shooting followed an argument that began outside the gas station between Fonville and 29-year-old Byron Lewie. The dispute escalated to gunfire; no other injuries were reported. Law enforcement arrested Lewie at the scene and charged him with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He was booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center; reports note he had a pending weapons charge from May 2021.

The Sheriff’s Department conducted an active investigation into the circumstances and what led to the fatal confrontation. If anyone has information about Savion Fonville, the events that afternoon, or the dispute outside the gas station, please come forward.