Devonne J. Mayfield, 29, was shot and killed in the early morning of January 9, 2021, in the parking lot of the Advance Auto Parts at 4892 Ashley Phosphate Road in North Charleston. Deputies from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office found him with a gunshot wound after a call at about 2:58 a.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:45 a.m. An autopsy was scheduled for January 13, 2021, at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Officials described the case as an active, ongoing investigation but released few details about motive or possible suspects. Investigators noted Mayfield had a prior arrest in January 2019 connected to a 2017 homicide in Summerville, and that history was being considered as they explored leads. No arrests or charges related to his killing have been announced.

Did anyone in the North Charleston area see or hear anything in that parking lot around 2:58 a.m. on January 9, 2021?