Sixteen-year-old Julian Juju Keel was shot and killed in Columbia, South Carolina, in the early morning of June 2, 2024, just two days before his 17th birthday. Keel, a student and three-sport athlete at Keenan High School, was leaving a graduation party at Roll-Out Wangz Egg Rollz and Thangz on Colonial Life Boulevard when a dispute between rival groups in the parking lot escalated into gunfire. More than 50 shell casings from at least four different firearms were recovered; Keel was struck in the upper body while getting into a vehicle and was not involved in the altercation.

Four months later authorities announced arrests: 20-year-old Tonie Wilson was taken in Sumter County and a 16-year-old male juvenile was arrested in Lexington County. Both face charges including murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and breach of peace of a high and aggravated nature; the juvenile also faces a charge for possession of a firearm under 18. Investigators say a 300 Blackout assault-style weapon seized in the probe fired the fatal shot and that the gun had been sold on the dark web. Julian’s mother plans to file a civil lawsuit against the property owners alleging inadequate security.

If anyone attended that party or saw activity in the parking lot that night, can you share what you remember?