Eight-year-old Quarius Naqua Dunham of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was killed while visiting Florence, South Carolina for a family high school graduation. On the afternoon of Saturday, May 28, 2022, the family’s car was fired upon on Old River Road as they were en route to get barbecue. Quarius, who was in the vehicle with his father, was struck; his father also suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. Quarius underwent surgery at a local hospital but was removed from life support the next day and died.

Florence County deputies identified 40-year-old Charles Montgomery Allen as the suspect, alleging he fired randomly at passing vehicles from his residence on Old River Road. After a brief standoff with a SWAT team, Allen was taken into custody and charged with murder, attempted murder, discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime; he was held without bond. The sheriff stated there appeared to be no motive and speculated drugs may have been involved.

If anyone was in the area of Old River Road on May 28, 2022 or saw the vehicle involved, please share what was seen.