On the morning of February 4, 2024, officers in Sumter, South Carolina, found 35-year-old Westley Rodregus Vaughn shot multiple times in the 100 block of Carver Street after a caller reported a suspicious person. Vaughn, a Black male, had been last seen the previous night walking from his home toward a convenience store; he was discovered around 9 a.m. during what began as a routine check.

The shooting was one of two in Sumter within about 12 hours; less than half a mile away two other young men were shot and injured the previous night. At the time of the discovery, police had not determined whether the incidents were connected and had identified neither a motive nor suspects. An arrest was later reported in the department’s 2024 Annual Report naming Zaqwan Robinson as charged with Vaughn’s murder. No further details about the circumstances of the arrest or any motive were provided.

If anyone saw Westley the night he left home or has information about the events on Carver Street that morning, please come forward.