In the early morning hours of January 24, 2021, a shooting on Ellison Street in Bennettsville, South Carolina left 34-year-old Cedale Raheim Frazier dead. Deputies from the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office were called about 5 a.m., and the victim was transported to a local hospital but did not survive his gunshot wounds.

Investigators moved quickly and identified a suspect who was not from the area. On January 26, 2021, Hadji Larae Jordan, 38, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was arrested and booked into the Marlboro County Detention Center. He faced one count of murder and one count of possession of a weapon during a violent crime and was scheduled for arraignment the next day.

Who in Bennettsville might have information about Frazier’s movements that morning or interactions with visitors to Ellison Street?