Seventeen-year-old Raquan Malik Middleton was killed in a burst of gunfire in an Orangeburg, South Carolina, parking lot on February 24, 2019. The shooting took place outside a Cookout on John C. Calhoun Drive when two groups in separate vehicles exchanged gunfire; Middleton was struck by a stray bullet and later died at the Regional Medical Center.

Investigators used surveillance footage to reconstruct the incident and identified 18-year-old Trequan Tyreke Stokes as a suspect. The footage reportedly showed a car with two people parked when a Mercedes with four occupants arrived, and two people from the Mercedes approached the parked car before the shooting began. Stokes was arrested and charged with one count of murder and three counts of attempted murder for his alleged role.

The shooting caused widespread fear in the community, spurred a spike in school absenteeism, and led to an increased police presence at area schools. If anyone witnessed the events that night or has information that could help clarify what happened, please come forward.