David Lamont Williams Jr., 25, was fatally shot near a playground on South Street in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 10, 2024, shortly after 11 a.m. Charleston Police and Charleston County EMS responded; Williams was found with an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified a suspect and on July 22, 2024, Lymik Nyshawn Pierce, 26, of Walterboro was arrested in connection with the homicide. Pierce was charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime and is being held at the Al Cannon Detention Center pending a bond hearing and proceedings in the Court of General Sessions.

Anyone who was near South Street that morning or who has information about the shooting of David Williams Jr. is asked to come forward.