A community car and bike show in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, ended in tragedy on the evening of May 11, 2024, when 17-year-old Calvin Lamont Parker Jr. was fatally shot. Parker, a student at Greenwood High School and member of Bailey Bethel A.M.E. Church, was attending the Best of Both Worlds event at the Ware Shoals Dragway when the shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. His family includes his mother, Tasheka Gary, and his young son, Kaizir Lamont Parker.

Law enforcement investigated the shooting and arrested two people in connection with Parker’s death. Kendrick Makins, 18, was charged with murder and appeared in a Laurens County courtroom where bond was denied; Travis Dewayne Turner Jr. also faces murder charges and a weapons charge for possession of a weapon during a violent crime. The family attended the hearing and Parker’s sister made an emotional plea for justice.

Officials say the specific circumstances that led to the shooting at the dragway remain under investigation. If anyone was at the event or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.