Tonny Swinnie, 32, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of November 14, 2023, in the parking lot of the Marlboro Court apartments on Oakwood Street in Bennettsville, South Carolina. He was found with gunshot wounds around 8 a.m. and died at the scene. An autopsy was scheduled to follow.

The Bennettsville Police Department identified a person of interest and arrested 26-year-old Jamell Dayquan Malik Williams. Authorities said Swinnie and Williams were acquaintances; Williams was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Family and friends held funeral services in Rockingham, North Carolina, handled by McNeill Funeral Home.

The motive remains under investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Bennettsville Police Department.