Desmond Dayshawn Drew was 17 and a junior at Mullins High School when he was fatally shot on the afternoon of Friday, January 3, 2025, on Willie Hodge Road in Marion County. A standout on the school basketball team, he had moved to the area from Queens, New York, and was remembered by family and friends as funny, outgoing, and passionate about sports and cars — even able to name vehicles by year, make, and model.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrested three young men in connection with the shooting. Nineteen-year-old Bacorian O’Neil Fling and 18-year-old Tyquan La’Monte Buie, both of Mullins, were charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. An 18-year-old third suspect, Naser Delance Stackhouse of Mullins, faced the same charges. All three are being held at the Marion County Detention Center.

Desmond is survived by his parents, numerous siblings, his high school sweetheart, and many friends and relatives; his funeral services were held in Cambria Heights, New York, and he was laid to rest in Ridgewood, New York. Does anyone have information about Desmond’s movements or who might have been with him on January 3, 2025?