Arthur James McCoy Jr., known in his community as Pee Wee, was shot and killed in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on September 16, 2023. Officers were sent to a residence on Roddey Street just before 11 p.m. after reports of gunfire and found the 47-year-old with gunshot wounds to his abdomen. He was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of an argument in which McCoy had intervened. Police identified 44-year-old Quadir Sharyf Baxter as a suspect; warrants were issued for murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Baxter fled but surrendered voluntarily at the Rock Hill Law Center about 1 p.m. on Monday, September 18, 2023. He was charged, denied bail at Rock Hill Municipal Court, and booked into the York County Detention Center.

McCoy’s family and the community mourn a man described as having tried to de-escalate a dispute when he was killed. Does anyone have information about the events on Roddey Street that night or knew Arthur McCoy Jr.?