Dominee L. Lawson, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in his Summerton, South Carolina home on the night of June 29, 2014. Deputies from the Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Summerton Police Department responded to a call at about 11:49 p.m. and found Lawson unresponsive on his kitchen floor. He suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was taken to Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning, where he was pronounced dead in the early hours of June 30, 2014.

Authorities say the shooting followed a dispute that escalated into a physical altercation between Lawson and an acquaintance, 35-year-old Raheme Kendo Jamison. Jamison allegedly produced a firearm during the fight and shot Lawson; law enforcement identified Jamison as the suspect and took him into custody. He had a prior conviction for illegal drug charges. The case was charged as a murder investigation and proceeded through the criminal justice process.

If anyone in the Summerton area witnessed the events that night or has information about the altercation, please come forward to assist investigators.