Joseph Melton, 22, was shot and killed on the evening of April 23, 2019, at a home on Conestee Road in the Sangaree community of Summerville, South Carolina. The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office listed a single gunshot wound as the cause of death, and deputies responding to a shooting call found Melton fatally wounded inside the residence with multiple people present.

Investigators identified a 16-year-old male who fled the scene; he was located and taken into custody shortly afterward. Authorities said Melton and the teenage suspect were known to each other. The teen was to be charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime and was transported to the Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia while the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office considered whether to seek adult prosecution. Motive and details of the relationship have not been publicly disclosed.

Did anyone in the community know Joseph or have information about his activities that night?