In the early morning of October 27, 2024, Javon La'Donte Seward, 30, was fatally shot at Shaw’s Corner Store on Martin Luther King Drive in Andrews, South Carolina. The shooting occurred around 1 a.m.; Seward was transported to Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after 2 a.m. The Georgetown County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Within hours, investigators identified and located 24-year-old Hezekiah Wilson of Andrews; he was taken into custody at about 5 a.m. and booked into the Georgetown County Detention Center. He faces charges including murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime as the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation.

Seward, born May 9, 1994, in Georgetown, was a 2012 graduate of Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School and worked for Grizzly Logging LLC. Survivors include his young son, Jace La'Donte Seward; funeral services were held November 3, 2024, at Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in Andrews. Does anyone have information about the events at Shaw’s Corner Store that night?