On the afternoon of April 28, 2026, 21-year-old Jamyuz Kanyi Bennett was fatally shot while a passenger in a vehicle near Nelson Drive and East River Street in Anderson, South Carolina. A gunfire exchange between his vehicle and another occurred around 1:30 p.m.; Bennett was struck and later died. The vehicle he was in crashed after the shooting. The Anderson County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Authorities identified 27-year-old E'Nicholas Leake as a suspect and obtained a murder arrest warrant. Leake was located the next day on the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia; a pursuit ended with his capture inside the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center. No injuries were reported during the arrest. At a bond hearing after his return to Anderson County, the judge denied bond. Bennett’s mother, Felicia Cowan, addressed the court about the family’s losses, saying her son will never see his one-year-old child grow up or meet an unborn baby.

Anyone who was near Nelson Drive and East River Street around 1:30 p.m. on April 28 or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.