On the evening of May 16, 2026, 36-year-old Lewis Garrett of Awendaw, South Carolina, was found with apparent gunshot wounds on the 8600 block of North Highway 17. Deputies from the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office and Charleston County EMS responded; Garrett was pronounced dead at the scene and the cause of death was determined to be gun violence. The Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and Forensic Services Unit, along with the Charleston County Coroner’s Office, handled the investigation.

Funeral services were arranged for the following week. On May 18, 2026, detectives announced arrests in the case: 38-year-old Richard Allen Manigault and 31-year-old Wesley Howard Gerald, both of McClellanville. Manigault was charged with Murder, Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime, and Armed Robbery; Gerald was charged with Murder.

Does anyone have information about Garrett, the scene that night, or witnesses who haven’t yet spoken to detectives?