Dimitri Ali McDaniel, 26, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of October 15, 2021, on Dotts Circle just outside Darlington, South Carolina. The attack occurred at about 6 a.m.; another person was wounded in the same incident. McDaniel, a Hartsville High School graduate from the class of 2015, worked as a machine operator for several years including four years at A.O. Smith in McBee. Family remembered him as a devoted father to his daughter and a supportive son and brother.

For months the investigation produced no publicly named suspects. In early June 2022 the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office announced arrests: Shaim Freeman Peterson and Taekwon McFale were charged with murder, and Duana Benjamin was charged as an accessory. Few details about the motive, the events leading to the shooting, or the investigation’s specifics have been released.

If anyone has information about Dimitri, his movements that morning, or the persons arrested, please share what you know.