On the evening of July 6, 2014, 22-year-old Miquel Garnell Shine II of North Charleston was shot and later died; the coroner ruled his death a homicide caused by gunfire. The incident followed a dispute over a pair of sunglasses that Latoya Latrice Carson, 26, thought had been taken. Carson reportedly called Miquel and the conversation escalated; witnesses say she and Jason Fulmore picked him up in a gold Lincoln, found him on Alton Street near Rivers Avenue, and an argument spilled into the street. A short time later a car pulled up and shots rang out; police say Fulmore fired a shot into Miquel’s face before the pair fled in the Lincoln.

Carson and Fulmore were located and arrested the next afternoon and each was charged with murder. At a bond hearing Carson admitted an altercation but denied either she or Fulmore had shot Miquel; Fulmore’s family maintained his innocence and mentioned a tape they said would exonerate him. Miquel, called Happy by friends and family, is remembered in obituaries and online memorials for his smile and warm presence.