Deandre Demetris Lyde, 23, was shot and killed the evening of Monday, February 16, 2026, at the Quiet Village Apartments in Florence, South Carolina. Police describe the attack as a targeted shooting rather than a random act; residents at the complex were left shaken by the violence. Authorities sought a silver Honda Accord believed to have been involved in the incident and identified a person of interest they were investigating, but no arrests have been announced in connection with Lyde’s death.

Initial confusion after the shootings that night included reports of three arrests, but those were later clarified as relating to a separate shooting on North Dargon Street in which a child was injured. The investigation into Lyde’s killing remains active and there are unanswered questions about motive and who was in the vehicle. If anyone in Florence has information about Lyde, the silver Honda Accord, or events at Quiet Village Apartments that night, please come forward.