On March 5, 2022, 55-year-old Steven Whitlock was found unresponsive in a yard on Franklin Drive in Burton, South Carolina. Emergency responders pronounced him deceased at the scene. Two days later an autopsy at the Medical University of South Carolina determined Whitlock died of two gunshot wounds, and the death was officially ruled a homicide.

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigated, conducting interviews and evaluating evidence. Investigators identified 33-year-old Burton resident Trayvis Jenkins as a suspect and obtained an arrest warrant a month later. Jenkins was taken into custody during a traffic stop on April 5, 2022, and charged with involuntary manslaughter; he was booked into the Beaufort County Detention Center. The investigation was described as ongoing at the time of the arrest.

If anyone has information about Whitlock, Jenkins, or the events on or around March 5, 2022, please share what you know.