On the evening of January 31, 2023, 20-year-old Savion Jarrell Williams was found fatally shot inside a pickup truck on 5th Street in Olar, South Carolina. Authorities arrived shortly after 9:00 p.m.; the Bamberg County Coroner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound. The Bamberg County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division opened an investigation.

Williams, a Denmark, South Carolina resident, was remembered as outgoing and community-minded. He attended Springtown Baptist Church, graduated from Williston-Elko High School in 2021, and had played basketball, baseball, and football for several local schools. He enjoyed trucks, fishing, and sports and hoped to become a game warden. Funeral services were held February 11, 2023, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Blackville, with burial at Springtown Baptist Church Cemetery.

No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced; anyone with information is asked to contact investigators.