Andrey Gadson Jr was fatally shot in the early morning hours of May 18, 2025, in Allendale, South Carolina. A 17-year-old Black male and senior at Allendale-Fairfax High School, he was found on Butler Street in the Kennedy Park area around 1 a.m. with gunshot wounds and died after efforts to save him.

The Allendale Police Department initially responded and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division took over the investigation. SLED’s Special Victims Unit is actively investigating and has asked the public for information; a cash reward is being offered for tips that lead to an arrest. School officials arranged grief counseling for students and staff, and his parents were to receive his diploma posthumously.

No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. If anyone in the Allendale area has information about what happened that night, please share it with investigators.