On June 28, 2020, Lori Jean Gentile, 61, was found with fatal gunshot wounds on Poplar Hill Drive in Cross, South Carolina. What was first reported as a motor vehicle accident became a double homicide when 25-year-old Lashawn Gadson was also discovered shot to death at the scene. Gentile, a Mount Pleasant resident, was remembered as a mother and grandmother noted for her adventurous, fun-loving spirit and kindness.

Investigators identified 19-year-old Damayjhon Quintez Gadson of Utahville as the person responsible and said he was armed and dangerous. Authorities said Lashawn and the suspect had arranged to meet that night and that Gentile had been giving her a ride. Prosecutors later presented DNA from the vehicle, photographs from the suspect’s phone showing a gun similar to the weapon used, and phone records suggesting a planned meeting. No fingerprints were found on the recovered shell casings.

Damayjhon Gadson pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and a weapons charge. In October 2024 the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict and the judge declared a mistrial. Does anyone have information that could help complete the picture of what happened that night?