Anthony Myers

Anthony Myers, a 24-year-old Black man from Ridgeville, South Carolina, was known to his family as "TJ." His mother and sister described him as a loving person who brought people together. His life was cut short by an act of gun violence in the summer of 2020.

In the early morning hours of June 11, 2020, Myers was with a female companion at the North Park Grill on Rivers Avenue in North Charleston. According to the woman, an argument had broken out between two other parties near the exit. As she and Myers were leaving and walking toward the parking lot, she saw a tall Black man and a short Black man outside. She said the shorter man then ran past her just before gunfire erupted. Callers to 911 described a chaotic scene with dozens of shots fired.

North Charleston Police officers responded to the shooting at approximately 1:40 a.m. They discovered Myers unresponsive in the parking lot; he was pronounced dead at the scene. His companion was transported to a hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to her arm.

Following an investigation by the North Charleston Police Department, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force and the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, authorities identified two suspects. On August 26, 2020, police arrested 36-year-old Aubrey Dupree Tucker and 35-year-old Shaquera Rachan Steadley-Burnette. Both were charged with murder, attempted murder, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

Two months later, in October 2020, Aubrey Tucker was released from jail on a $200,000 bond. Myers’ family expressed their shock, with his sister questioning how someone with prior gun charges could be granted bond for murder. In June 2021, while still out on bond, Tucker was charged in a second homicide. Berkeley County deputies alleged that he killed his girlfriend, Jessica Ancrum, in Goose Creek before going on the run for two days.

Tucker was captured in Columbia and returned to jail. As of July 2021, he was awaiting two separate trials. Myers’ mother, Krana Myers, has pleaded that Tucker be held accountable for his actions and not be released again. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at (843) 554-1111.