On October 16, 2021, 47-year-old Laventis Cohen of St. Helena Island was found dead inside a residence on Brickyard Point Road North on Lady’s Island, Beaufort, South Carolina. Deputies responding to reports of gunfire discovered Cohen, and an autopsy ruled the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators quickly focused on two people. Deputies interviewed 29-year-old Brittany Smalls at the home; her account helped identify 21-year-old William Johnson III of St. Helena Island as a person of interest. Evidence suggested Johnson fled to Augusta, Georgia, where he was later arrested on October 22, 2021, by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service. Smalls was also arrested that day on St. Helena Island. Both were charged with murder, obstruction of justice, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

In September 2022, the investigation produced a third arrest: 35-year-old Josephine Seabrook of St. Helena was charged as an accessory after the fact, accused of driving Johnson from the scene to Augusta. Officials said the shooting was related to a domestic situation.

If anyone knew Laventis Cohen, the people in the house that afternoon, or saw activity around Brickyard Point Road North on October 16, 2021, please share what might help the case.