A quiet evening in the Brookhaven neighborhood of Columbia, South Carolina, was shattered by gunfire on April 9, 2022. Responding deputies found 16-year-old Ryan Roosevelt Rowe in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators described the incident as a robbery that turned deadly; Ryan reportedly was shot multiple times as he tried to flee his attackers. His father, Teran Rowe, spoke publicly about his grief and urged greater community and parental engagement to keep teens away from violence.

Four teenagers were arrested in connection with the killing: three 16-year-olds and 18-year-old Shalah Hibbler. They were jailed at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on charges including murder, robbery, use of a weapon during a violent crime, unlawful carrying of a firearm, and, for the minors, possession of a firearm by a person under 18.

If anyone in Brookhaven that evening saw activity or has information about the robbery or the shooting, please come forward.