On the afternoon of Thursday, December 28, 2023, 18-year-old Jakari Javion Smith of North Charleston, South Carolina, was shot on Fairwind Drive. North Charleston police were called for reports of gunfire just before 2:40 p.m.; officers found Smith at the scene with a fatal gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead there. The Charleston County Coroner later confirmed his identity.

Investigators identified a suspect, Carlos Bennett. In early January 2024 Bennett was located in Hinesville, Georgia, detained, and extradited back to South Carolina; he was booked into the Al Cannon Detention Center on charges related to the shooting. The investigation into the circumstances of Smith’s death remains ongoing.

If anyone saw activity on Fairwind Drive that afternoon or has information about this shooting, please contact North Charleston police.