Karson Amari Ray Walker was four years old when he was fatally shot on Saturday, July 4, 2020, around 3 p.m. near Millpond Road in Galivants Ferry, South Carolina. He was born December 15, 2015, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and was remembered as a bright, energetic child who loved his dog BamBam, toy cars, and attending church with his mother and grandmother.

A 22-year-old man from Loris, South Carolina, was arrested about six hours after the shooting and charged with murder in connection with Karson’s death. The same person was also charged with injury to property and resisting, delaying, and obstructing an investigation; he was arraigned and ordered held without bond. A celebration of Karson’s life was held Sunday, July 12, 2020, at Victory Baptist Church in Hope Mills, where attendees were encouraged to wear orange, his favorite color.

If anyone has information about Karson’s death or was in the Galivants Ferry area on July 4, 2020, please come forward with what you know.