A dispute at Sam’s Quick Stop in Kingstree, South Carolina, turned deadly late on May 30, 2022, when 39-year-old Damond Cortez Burgess was found with a gunshot wound. Burgess, a Black father remembered by family for his sense of humor, died after officers from the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office arrived and he was transported for treatment.

Investigators reported the shooting followed an argument at the convenience store, though details about how the disagreement escalated to lethal violence have not been made public. On June 2, 2022, police arrested Quantrell G. Mouzon and charged him with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime; he was booked into the Williamsburg County Detention Center.

Anyone who was at Sam’s Quick Stop that evening or who has information about the argument and the events that followed is asked to come forward.