Riquez Jayonte Williams was 18 when he was killed in Holly Hill, South Carolina, on the evening of Monday, March 23, 2020. Deputies responding just before 9:30 p.m. found a car idling at the intersection of Rush and Barnes streets, just outside town limits, with Riquez unresponsive inside. Investigators say he was shot, managed to drive a few blocks, then succumbed to his injuries; the shooting was described as the result of a robbery attempt.

The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office moved quickly and identified three suspects within days. Raynard Gardner Jr., 21, and Daniel Bell, 24, both from Holly Hill, were arrested first and charged with murder. A short time later, 21-year-old Cheron Williams was taken into custody by a task force of sheriff’s deputies and U.S. Marshals and also charged in the case.

If anyone knew Riquez, witnessed the events that night, or has information about the ambush, please come forward to investigators.