Jomiltron Sentell Fair Jr., 17, was shot and killed on the morning of August 12, 2026, in Gaffney, South Carolina, while boarding his school bus near the Granard Courts apartments on West Rutledge Avenue. Known to family as June, Fair was a rising senior at Gaffney High School who was on track to graduate early and was anticipating the birth of his child. The shooting occurred around 6:49 a.m. and was witnessed by about 15 students already on the bus.

Within days, three suspects were arrested: 18-year-old Keveon Ken’Dre Covington, 17-year-old Reginald Barnes Jr., and an unnamed 16-year-old. Covington and Barnes were charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime; the 16-year-old was placed with the Department of Juvenile Justice. At a bond hearing for Barnes, prosecutors said at least five shots were fired from two different firearms, and Barnes admitted he was the driver who brought the suspects to the scene but denied shooting. Barnes’s request for bond was denied. Family members at the hearing expressed grief and said they believed the killing was premeditated and that Fair had been bullied by the suspects prior to the encounter.

If anyone knew Jomiltron, saw the bus area that morning, or has information about what led to this confrontation, please come forward.