On the night of January 22, 2022, gunfire at The Estates apartments on Celanese Road in Rock Hill, South Carolina, left 26-year-old Deshawn Barnes dead. Police arrived after reports of shots around 11:30 p.m., found Barnes unresponsive with a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Neighbors said Barnes lived in the complex with his mother.

Investigators determined the shooting followed a drug deal arranged through Instagram. Surveillance footage reportedly shows one of the suspects hiding behind a garbage bin before shooting Barnes. The probe identified multiple suspects; four people were arrested, and three men were charged in connection with the killing. Two juvenile females were charged with conspiracy to violate the state’s drug laws.

If anyone has information about the shooting, the Rock Hill authorities would like to hear from you.