Steven McConnell, a 15-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in the early hours of January 9, 2024, inside his home on Spruce Street in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was taken to a local hospital but was pronounced dead at 4:39 a.m. The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a violent death and a homicide, and local authorities opened an active investigation.

Few details about the shooting have been released and no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. McConnell was a student at York Comprehensive High School and had recently started at Spartanburg High School; family and friends remember him as funny, sweet, and outgoing.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning or knew Steven, please contact the Spartanburg investigators with any tips.