ChaQuan Cortez Bellamy, 26, was killed in the early morning hours of June 17, 2021, on Highway 9 in Longs, South Carolina. Bellamy was a passenger in a dark blue Jeep Latitude when another vehicle pulled alongside and a shooter fired multiple rounds into the passenger side. Bellamy was found lying in a driveway next to the Jeep with the engine still running; an autopsy determined he died of a single gunshot wound to the head.

Initial public information about the incident was limited. The coroner did not immediately identify Bellamy, and the police did not at first classify the incident as a homicide; Bellamy’s identity and the homicide ruling were confirmed after media inquiries. The investigation later led into neighboring North Carolina, and an 18-year-old, Jaylon Hemingway, was arrested in Tabor City and charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and discharging a firearm into a dwelling. Hemingway was held without bond pending further proceedings.

Did anyone in the Longs or Tabor City area see the vehicles involved or have information about the shooting that could help the investigation?