On the evening of April 10, 2024, in Newberry, South Carolina, 35-year-old Corey Wadsworth was shot near the intersection of Wise Street and Benedict Street. Officers arriving at about 9:20 p.m. found Wadsworth with an apparent gunshot wound; he was taken by Newberry County EMS to Newberry County Memorial Hospital and was later pronounced dead.

A 33-year-old suspect, Keeman Aljamek Bates, turned himself in and was arrested. Bates was charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, breach of peace of a high and aggravated nature, unlawful carry of a pistol, and possession of a pistol by a prohibited person. He was booked into the Newberry County Detention Center pending a bond hearing. Police described the incident as isolated and said there was no ongoing threat to the public. The investigation is active and involves the Newberry Police Department, the Newberry County Coroner’s Office, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to contact the Newberry Police Department or Midlands Crime Stoppers.