Zavyion Williams, 21, of Ladson, South Carolina, died after a shooting in North Charleston in the early morning of June 9, 2026. Funeral notices also listed him as Zayvion Jamal Williams, and the Charleston County Coroner’s Office identified him publicly as Zavyion Williams. Family remembered him as Zay, a son, brother, father, and friend.

Police were called to the Avian Place Apartments area after reports of gunfire shortly after midnight. Investigators also received an iPhone crash alert near 5131 Dorchester Road. Officers found a vehicle that had crashed into a building with its driver shot; Williams was taken to Trident Centre Pointe Emergency Room and died at 1:32 a.m. of a gunshot wound. Reports place the shooting along Dorchester Road, with first calls coming in around 12:45 to 12:55 a.m., and investigators were working to determine whether he was shot before, during, or after the crash.

The investigation remained active and police were asking anyone with information to come forward. Does anyone have information about what happened near Dorchester Road that night?