Thirteen-year-old Travis Cortez ’Coco’ Steadman, Jr., was shot and killed in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on April 10, 2020. Born October 24, 2006, he was a student at Carver Middle School and remembered for his friendly nature and charming smile. Responders found him on Gowan Street with a gunshot wound to his midsection; he was taken to Spartanburg Medical Center and pronounced dead at 4:30 p.m.

Spartanburg Police classified the incident as a domestic shooting and said they were not actively seeking suspects, indicating no ongoing threat to the public. No arrests have been announced. Funeral services were held April 17, 2020, at Cemetery Street Cemetery, where family and community members mourned his loss.

If anyone knew Travis, his family, or has information about the circumstances on April 10, please share what you know.