Desmond Lamont Miller, 26, was found dead in the driver’s seat of a vehicle that had left the road and crashed into a ditch along Winchester Street in North Charleston early on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Officers arrived about 3:35 a.m. and determined the crash was not the primary cause of his condition; Miller had suffered fatal gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Charleston County Coroner.

The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office launched an immediate investigation, deploying K-9 units and collecting evidence at the scene. Authorities asked the public for tips via Crime Stoppers, but no arrests were announced and the case grew cold, with no significant public updates about suspects or charges in the years that followed.

Miller had a prior conviction: in 2018 he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for a 2014 drive-by shooting that killed another man; he had served his sentence and returned to the community before his own death. He is survived by his parents, Erica and Tory, his young son Mast Dinero Miller, siblings and extended relatives; a Home Going Service was held July 19, 2022, at The Lowcountry Mortuary.

Does anyone have information about that night on Winchester Street or other details that could help investigators?