In the pre-dawn hours of June 27, 2025, 15-year-old Rahiem Taree Kelly was fatally shot inside a home on Bethel Street in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Officers arriving about 4:40 a.m. found a trail of blood to the second floor and discovered Rahiem with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Spartanburg Medical Center and died from his injuries.

Rahiem was described by family as a comedian, a leader and a protector who loved sports, having played football and basketball since age five, and looked forward to becoming a sophomore at Dorman High School. His mother awakened to bullets striking the house, searched for her children and found Rahiem after he was hit; she tried to comfort him until help arrived.

Witnesses said two people fled the scene toward Promised Land Drive and Kensington Drive. A K9 team and the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office assisted investigators, and a $5,000 reward has been offered for tips leading to arrest and conviction. No arrests have been announced; anyone with information is asked to come forward.