Kendale Richardson Williams, 23, was found dead from a gunshot wound in the Motel 6 parking lot on Foothills Way in Fort Mill on July 27, 2025, at about 3:30 a.m. According to reports, the incident began when a rideshare driver picked Williams up and drove him to the motel. Authorities say an altercation occurred inside the vehicle: the driver reported being stunned with a stun gun and then strangled by Williams before the driver, who was legally armed, fired his weapon.

A witness who lived at the motel recalled hearing a gunshot, seeing the car crash into an RV, and Williams rolling out onto the ground. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. After reviewing the evidence, the York County Sheriff’s Office and the Sixteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office concluded the driver acted in self-defense and classified the shooting as a justifiable homicide under South Carolina’s Protection of Person and Property Act; no charges were filed and the case was closed.

Are there details about the timeline at the motel or the events in the vehicle that anyone can add or clarify?