On the evening of March 5, 2021, 18-year-old Dwon ’D.J.’ Fields Jr. was driving in Bluffton, South Carolina, with two friends after leaving a Wendy’s parking lot. Fields, a Bluffton High School senior and defensive lineman who had just committed to Greenville Technical College to study welding, was struck by gunfire when another vehicle pursued them and its occupants opened fire. He died at the scene; his two passengers were injured.

Investigators say the shooting was a case of mistaken identity. A group with a dispute against others believed Fields’ car belonged to their rivals. Siblings Shayniah and Jayden Void spotted the vehicle and identified it to the shooters, which led to the attack. Authorities describe Fields and his friends as innocent victims caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Several people have since been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting, and the community mourned a popular student described as a gentle giant. If anyone knew D.J., his friends, or saw the events that night, please come forward with information.