A 17-year-old from Greenwood, South Carolina, was killed after a firearm was discharged during an episode described by police as people playing with guns. Traveon J. Johnson died on the evening of April 10, 2024, after being found with a gunshot wound to his upper body at Phoenix Place Apartments. He was taken to Self Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly before midnight.

Greenwood Police say officers arrived about 9:40 p.m. and found several people trying to carry Johnson out of an apartment. Investigators identified 22-year-old Je’von Amari Williams as the person who fired the weapon. Williams was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter as the Greenwood County Coroner’s Office and police continued their investigation.

Anyone who was at Phoenix Place Apartments that evening or who has information about what happened is asked to come forward.