On the evening of July 1, 2021, Dominique Lewis, a 31-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in Charleston, South Carolina. The shooting occurred about 9:30 p.m. on Hanover Street; officers responding to reports of gunfire found Lewis and a 28-year-old woman at separate housing units along Harris Street, both suffering gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services took them to a hospital, where Lewis later died and the woman was treated for her injuries.

The Charleston County Coroner’s Office identified Lewis as the deceased, and the Charleston Police Department opened a homicide investigation. Motive and other key details have not been released.

Anyone who may have seen or heard anything that night or who knew Dominique is asked to contact investigators with information.