Isiah L. Thomas was 20 when he was found dead in Barnwell, South Carolina, on April 13, 2020. His body was located in a power line area between Corley Heights Richardson Road and the Barnwell Plaza by a Barnwell police officer who was following up on a missing person report. An autopsy determined he died of gunshot wounds, and investigators reclassified the case as a homicide.

Thomas, a Black man known by the nicknames Hit ’em up and Zaya, had moved to Barnwell from Atlanta with his family in 2004 and was remembered for his vibrant personality and ties to the local community. The Barnwell Coroner’s Office, Barnwell Police Department, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are handling the investigation. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about Isiah Thomas or witnessed activity in the area around Corley Heights Richardson Road and the Barnwell Plaza in April 2020, please come forward.