Zaire Ladale Davarous Jenkins, 18, was shot and killed on December 26, 2024, in the parking lot of the Crestwood Forest Apartments in the Cherrydale area of Greenville, South Carolina. Deputies responded to 911 calls for reported gunshots just after 3:30 p.m. and found Jenkins with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office confirmed the death was a homicide and an autopsy was scheduled.

Investigators reported a man approached Jenkins outside the apartments and a verbal altercation ensued. During that dispute the man reportedly produced a handgun and shot Jenkins. By the next morning a suspect had been identified. On December 27, 2024, 18-year-old Ajiya Rashad Poole turned himself in and was arrested on charges of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. A judge denied bond at a hearing that evening and ordered Poole to have no contact with the victim’s family; a circuit court hearing was set within the next 30 days.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what led to the confrontation, please share what is known.