An evening community event in Seabrook, South Carolina ended in tragedy on June 1, 2025, when 18-year-old Jayquan Roderick James Young was found unresponsive outside a community center on Seabrook Center Road with a gunshot wound. Deputies from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office were called just before 6:30 p.m.; the Beaufort County Coroner identified Young and pronounced him dead at the scene.

A witness told investigators they had seen Young and another man playing with a gun before a single shot, and had advised them to put the weapon away because children were present. The witness reported that Young then put the gun in his pocket. Law enforcement located and interviewed the man who had been with Young, seized his cellphone, and released him pending further inquiries. No arrests have been made and the Sheriff’s Office has not classified the death as a homicide as the investigation remains active.

Anyone who was at the community center that evening or who has information about what happened is asked to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers of Beaufort County.