The body of 20-year-old D’ante Jashaun Archie was found in the 5000 block of Byas Road in Wedgefield, South Carolina, on the morning of Saturday, October 12, 2024. Sumter County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call about 9:50 a.m.; Archie was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering fatal gunshot wounds. His vehicle was parked nearby.

Investigators noted a possible link between Archie’s death and an earlier shooting on Duffie Drive less than a mile away, reported at about 2 a.m. that same morning. An autopsy was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina to determine the official cause of death. Within days, two cousins, Jaqual Jamaul Coleman and 19-year-old Jordan Malik Coleman-Jacobs, were arrested as suspects in the murder and the probe remained active as law enforcement continued interviews and evidence collection.

D’ante Archie, born May 26, 2004, graduated Lakewood High School in 2023 and worked for Thompson Industrial Services. He enjoyed riding dirt bikes and playing on his PS5 and is remembered by family and friends as loving, strong-willed, and independent. If anyone has information about the events of October 12 or the early-morning shooting on Duffie Drive, please share what you know.