On the evening of April 9, 2021, 27-year-old Alki Williams of Mayesville was found fatally shot inside his vehicle in a business parking area on Broad Street in Sumter, South Carolina. He had been driving near the intersection with Woodlawn Avenue at about 5 p.m. when a white vehicle pulled up alongside his, shots were fired from that vehicle, and it then sped away. Williams was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy was scheduled at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston to determine the exact cause of death.

Sumter Police and the Sumter County Coroner’s Office treated the shooting as an isolated incident and reported investigators believed Williams likely knew his attacker. Authorities asked the public for information as they worked to piece together events that led to the killing.

Does anyone have information about Williams, his movements that afternoon, or who might have been driving a white vehicle on Broad Street near Woodlawn Avenue?