On November 15, 2019, 24-year-old Jesse James Huell III was killed in a shooting in Kingstree, South Carolina. A Black/African American man from the Salters area, Huell was fatally wounded within Williamsburg County and did not survive the attack.

Born May 8, 1995, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital, Huell graduated from C.E. Murray High School in 2014 and worked at Georgetown Wire. He was known by nicknames including Black-Boy and Lil Jesse and is survived by a young son, Jessere, along with many relatives and friends who remember him as a kind, generous father and friend.

Authorities have not publicly identified a suspect or announced an arrest; the investigation remained ongoing without charges reported. If anyone knew Jesse, his movements that day, or has information about the shooting, please come forward with what can help the inquiry.