On the morning of February 8, 2020, 18-year-old Rashawn D. Smith of Tabor City, North Carolina, was found dead inside his vehicle near S.C. Highway 9 in the vicinity of Loris, South Carolina. The situation was first reported as a single-vehicle accident at about 2:30 a.m., but a passerby who noticed what appeared to be bullet holes led officers to treat the scene as a shooting.

Horry County police discovered Smith inside the car with a fatal gunshot wound. The Horry County Coroner identified him and ruled the death a homicide. At the time of initial reports, no one had been charged in the shooting and the investigation remained active. Very little additional information about suspects or arrests has been released since the incident.

If anyone knew Rashawn, was near S.C. Highway 9 that night, or has information about what happened, please share what is known with investigators.