A fight linked to a drug deal turned deadly on the evening of June 10, 2021, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Around 8:15 p.m. near Willoughby Lane by 44th Avenue and Robert Grissom Parkway, 19-year-old Ja’Leel Stephens and 21-year-old Kanon Cook Melvin were shot during an altercation involving an unspecified number of people. A car was seen fleeing the area after several gunshots were fired. Both Stephens and Melvin were found with severe injuries and died later that evening.

In the days after the double homicide, Myrtle Beach Police announced arrests of three men in connection with the shootings: 20-year-old Brady Gilcrease, 21-year-old Brandon Hembree, and 20-year-old Daniel Hembree. Each was charged with two counts of murder; traffic camera footage helped the investigation.

Did anyone in Fayetteville or Myrtle Beach know Stephens or have information about what led to the confrontation?