On the night of Saturday, September 6, 2025, 19-year-old Jamyah Daemonee Jones of Hampton, Georgia, was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds outside a residence on Camp Branch Road in Sumter County, South Carolina. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office received a call about the shooting at about 11:45 p.m. Deputies secured the scene and emergency medical personnel attempted lifesaving measures, but Jones was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sumter County Coroner, Robbie Baker, identified the victim and confirmed the cause of death; an autopsy was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston to clarify circumstances.

Sheriff Anthony Dennis called the incident senseless violence and said investigators were working to identify those responsible. At the time of the initial reports, no motive, number of shooters, arrests, or suspects had been released. Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s office or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the Sumter County area see or hear anything that night that could help the investigation?