Curtis Jerome Franks II, 32, of North Charleston, South Carolina, was shot in the parking lot of a townhome complex in the 7500 block of Hunters Ridge Lane on the night of Saturday, October 22, 2016. Police arrived after reports of shots fired and found Franks suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; accounts differ on whether he was pronounced dead at the scene or taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead there. Dorchester County Coroner Alice Durr identified him and placed the shooting at about 10 p.m.

Witnesses reported seeing Franks in the area before the shooting and then people running from the scene. Two vehicles were described as fleeing: a white Jeep and a dark-colored Crown Victoria or Mercury Marquis. Investigators asked the public for information; no suspects were named and no arrests were announced in the initial reports. A published obituary said relatives and friends were invited to a Celebration of Life service on October 29 at St. Peters AME Church.

Did anyone see activity in the Hunters Ridge Lane area that night or have information about the vehicles or people who fled?