Malik Spencer was 18 and a senior at Whale Branch Early College High School when he went missing from Lobeco on December 18, 2018. His mother last saw him that morning as he left for school; he never arrived and was reported missing the following day. Three days after he was last seen, his car was found abandoned in a rural area of St. Helena Island, and authorities suspected foul play.

On January 22, 2019, a utility lineman found Malik’s body in brush off a highway in Bamberg County, about an hour from his home. An autopsy concluded he had been shot to death and his death was classified as a homicide. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division have investigated; some persons of interest were identified but no arrests have been announced, and a $5,000 reward has been offered for information.

Malik’s family remembers him as active in his church, employed part time and planning for the future. Does anyone have information about Malik’s movements in December 2018 or about the car found on St. Helena Island?