In the early morning hours of August 7, 2020, 22-year-old Javon L. Smith was found with a gunshot wound to the chest on High Hills Lane, a residential area about one mile east of Manning, South Carolina. The Clarendon County Coroner pronounced Smith dead at the scene and later confirmed his time of death as between 3:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. An autopsy was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston to determine the official cause of death.

Authorities from the Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office and the Manning Police Department investigated the shooting. That same morning, 36-year-old Jeffery Weeks of Manning was arrested and charged with murder in connection with Smith’s death. The Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with additional information about the incident to come forward.

If anyone knew Javon Smith or witnessed activity on High Hills Lane that night, please share what might help the investigation.