Nineteen-year-old David Green of Columbia, South Carolina, was shot and killed after an argument at a graduation party on Lawhorn Road in the Blythewood area of Richland County. The party, held to celebrate his recent high school graduation, had swelled to as many as 70 people. Deputies who responded to shots fired found Green with an upper-body gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities arrested Keon Grooms and charged him with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Court filings state Grooms was out on bond at the time for earlier weapons and drug charges. During a hearing, Green’s mother — who had been Grooms’ teacher — described the family’s loss. Grooms was initially granted a surety bond with GPS monitoring and house arrest, but his bond was later revoked after a subsequent arrest tied to another fatal shooting at a party.

If anyone attended the Lawhorn Road gathering or has information about the shooting, please share what was seen or heard.