Ty’Jeon McFarland, 18, was fatally shot near a Pearl Street restaurant in Darlington, South Carolina, at about 6:00 p.m. on April 20, 2026. Emergency services took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Darlington Police Department and the Darlington County Coroner’s Office opened a homicide investigation; officials described the probe as active and asked anyone with information to contact the department or Crime Stoppers.

Ty’Jeon, known as Ty, was a South Florence High School graduate studying for a welding degree at Florence-Darlington Technical College and had played junior varsity basketball. Family remembered him as responsible, loyal, and a peacemaker with a quick smile. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced.

If anyone knew Ty or was in the area of Pearl Street on the evening of April 20, does any detail about that night or persons seen nearby help the investigation?