Steven Lavonta Buie Jr., 23, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of September 21, 2019, on Harris Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Authorities responded around 3:56 a.m.; the Charleston County Coroner later identified him as a North Charleston resident. Law enforcement treated the shooting as an isolated incident and canvassed the neighborhood seeking witnesses.

Investigators developed a primary suspect and obtained warrants charging 29-year-old Javon Isaiah Brown with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Brown was located and arrested on Beaufort Avenue in North Charleston on the afternoon of September 23, 2019.

A Celebration of Life for Steven was held September 27, 2019, in North Charleston. He was survived by his mother Paulette Manigault; his fathers Steven Buie Sr. and Shannon Johnson; four brothers; his grandparents; and his fiancée Desare Aaliyah Eddings. Does anyone in the Charleston area have information about what happened that night?