Ja’Mareion Deangelo Crawford, 17, was fatally shot in the early hours of January 13, 2025, at a residence on Boo Circle in Santee, South Carolina. A junior at Lake Marion High School & Technology Center, he hoped to pursue a career in masonry. Known as Mari, he was remembered as a tall, big-hearted young man who loved football, video games, making music, dancing and spending time with family, especially his nieces and nephews.

The Santee Police Department opened a homicide investigation and sought public help, initially offering a $5,000 reward that was later increased to $7,500 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. In August 2025, 20-year-old Zaquan Shaquez Jamison surrendered to authorities and was taken into custody by Santee police, charged with murder in Crawford’s death along with ten counts of attempted murder and a firearm charge; more arrests were described as pending. At arraignment Jamison denied the allegations and claimed burn injuries to his hands would prevent him from pulling a trigger, and his family said they would pursue legal action.

Does anyone who knew Ja’Mareion or who was in Santee that night have information that could help investigators?