Trayson Virsean McDowell, 30, was killed on the afternoon of Friday, April 10, 2026, in Florence, South Carolina, after a shooting along Coventry Lane. Deputies responded to 701 Coventry Lane and McDowell, who was from Effingham, was identified as the person who died; his body was scheduled for autopsy at the Medical University of South Carolina. Early reports describe a man shot multiple times and the Florence County Sheriff’s Office investigated the incident as a fatal shooting.

Officials initially released limited details but said a suspect was in custody. By the following day investigators announced the arrest of Christopher James Robinson, accused of shooting McDowell multiple times with a handgun. Robinson was charged with murder, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and was being held at the Florence County Detention Center pending a bond hearing. Reports at the time did not provide a motive, the relationship between Robinson and McDowell, or identify other suspects.

Did anyone in the community know McDowell or have information about what led to the shooting on Coventry Lane?