Late on the night of December 18, 2024, police responded to a South Allen Drive residence in North Charleston after reports of an unconscious man. Officers found 34-year-old Ridonte Labrandon Calvary with a gunshot wound; first responders pronounced him dead at the scene and the Charleston County Coroner attributed the death to a fatal gunshot wound.

Known to friends as D. Head or Head-O and to family as Donte, Calvary was born September 7, 1990, and was a lifelong Charleston-area resident who attended Charleston County schools. He is survived by his parents, Bernadette Carter and Curtis Calvary, and his children Ridonte Calvary Jr. and Leslie Harper. The North Charleston Police Department opened an active investigation but has not identified any suspects or made any arrests.

Funeral services were held at the end of December. If anyone with information about the December 18 shooting knew Ridonte or saw activity near South Allen Drive that night, please come forward to investigators.