Nineteen-year-old Eric Canty was shot on Sunny Bank Street in Bennettsville, South Carolina, on June 20, 2019. He was taken to Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg and died of his injuries. The Bennettsville Police Department, assisted by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, investigated the shooting and processed the scene.

A suspect, Devonte Malachi, was arrested on June 21, 2019, taken into custody without incident and held at the Marlboro County Detention Center. He was charged with murder and later with first-degree murder and weapons violations as the case moved through the legal system.

Are there readers who knew Eric or who have information about the case that could help investigators?