Daquindrick Blackmon, 29, was shot outside his Lancaster, South Carolina, home on Springdale Road in the early morning of Sunday, November 23, 2025. Investigators say he stepped outside with his girlfriend when a young man approached on foot, spoke briefly, then produced a handgun and fired multiple shots. Two rounds struck Blackmon; he was taken by vehicle to a nearby facility, airlifted to a North Carolina hospital, and died later that day.

Deputies arrived shortly before 3:00 a.m., processed the scene, and used a drone, a K-9 tracking team, and a SWAT unit in the neighborhood search. A K-9 track led to a house on 8th Street where deputies recovered a pistol and other items. At that address, relatives told deputies that 17-year-old Ramon Omar Pyatt had left and returned with a cut on his face and scratches on his arms; he was detained, treated, taken into custody, and later booked. Pyatt was formally charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, and bond was denied at his initial appearance. Detectives say the victim and accused knew each other but have not disclosed a clear motive and continue to seek information.

Blackmon was remembered in online obituaries and memorial pages, with services held at Crawford Funeral Home in early December 2025. Did anyone in Lancaster know Daquindrick Blackmon or see activity around Springdale Road that night?