A dispute in a Sumter County parking lot turned deadly the morning of August 4, 2024. Around 6 a.m. on Dinkins Mill Road in the Rembert community, 32-year-old Jaquan Marquell Jefferson was shot while riding as a passenger in a vehicle. The driver was not injured. Jefferson was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Investigators say the shooting followed a heated argument that included threats and the brandishing of firearms. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office identified 35-year-old Terone Justin McCray and 28-year-old Nia Laprece Wright of Rembert as suspects and obtained arrest warrants. McCray and Wright surrendered on August 7, 2024, and were charged with murder; additional charges include attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. A judge denied bond and both remain in custody awaiting trial.

If anyone witnessed the parking lot altercation or the events on Dinkins Mill Road that morning, please share what was seen.