On the evening of Saturday, July 22, 2023, a shooting at an Exxon station on the Allendale-Fairfax Highway in Allendale, South Carolina, left 34-year-old Herrinda D. Murdaugh and 25-year-old Parris Lee dead. Lee was found partially inside a vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene; Murdaugh was located nearby, critically wounded, and died after being taken to Allendale County Hospital.

The next day 22-year-old Allendale resident Tyquaveon Isaiah Hartzog surrendered to police and turned over a handgun believed to be the weapon used. He was charged with two counts of murder and one count of possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Hartzog exiting a Chevrolet Equinox with a firearm and captures Murdaugh falling beside the vehicle; an eyewitness placed Hartzog in the backseat with both victims when the shooting occurred. Hartzog has claimed self-defense; authorities have not released a motive or described any prior relationship between him and the victims. The 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office will prosecute the case.

If anyone witnessed the events at the gas station or has information about the evening of July 22, please come forward to investigators.