Xaivier Priester was 17 when he was shot in Williston, South Carolina, on the evening of Thursday, July 16, 2020. A rising senior at Williston-Elko High School, he was described as friendly and funny. Xaivier was taken to Augusta University Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, and died there on Friday, July 17, 2020; his death was ruled a homicide.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division opened an investigation at the request of the Williston Police Department. Authorities arrested 22-year-old Devon Dinedinst of West Columbia and charged him with Xaivier’s murder, and investigators said they were seeking additional suspects. Motive and the circumstances that led to the shooting have not been publicly detailed.

If anyone in the Williston area knew Xaivier or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known with the investigators.