An 18-year-old student at Kingstree High School, Kenston Carolina Jr., was shot and killed on June 12, 2025, at Young’s gas station on Hemingway Highway in Kingstree, South Carolina. Deputies found two teenagers inside a car after reports of gunfire; one was injured and Carolina was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators arrested 46-year-old Edith Chinethia Williams in connection with the shooting. Williams was charged with murder, attempted murder, two counts of unlawful conduct towards a child, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The wounded teenager has become a key part of the investigation into what happened that day.

What did readers in Kingstree see or hear around Young’s gas station on June 12 that might help explain why this confrontation occurred?