A shooting on Lasten Street in the Gifford area of Hampton County, South Carolina, on January 4, 2026, left Dequan Marquis Hill dead and two other people injured. The Hampton County Sheriff’s Office identified Hill, a Black male, as the county’s first fatal shooting victim of the year.

The Gifford Police Department, the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are jointly investigating. As of the latest report there has been no public release about a suspect or any arrests, and investigators say the inquiry remains active.

Family and friends planned visitation for January 16, 2026, at Riley’s Funeral Home Hampton Chapel Inc., with a funeral service January 17 at Long Branch Baptist Church and burial at Long Branch Cemetery.

If anyone in Gifford or the surrounding area has information about the shooting on Lasten Street, please come forward to investigators.