Eighteen-year-old Jerzie Unique Dejohnz Smith, a Black/African American male, was shot and killed inside the Stop-A-Minit convenience store on East River Street in Anderson, South Carolina, on the evening of June 27, 2019. The shooting occurred around 6 p.m.; Smith was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering two gunshot wounds to the chest. The Anderson County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.

Authorities identified another 18-year-old, Christopher Omaree Armstrong, as a suspect and took him into custody shortly after the shooting while he was walking on a nearby street. Armstrong was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime; arrest warrants say he admitted to shooting Smith. He had been released from jail ten days earlier on separate weapons and possession of ecstasy charges, and a judge denied him bail at a court appearance. Investigators said they were still seeking a definitive motive and did not believe the shooting was gang-related.

If anyone was in or near the Stop-A-Minit that evening or has information about the altercation, please share what is known.