Perry Teevon Smith, 33, was fatally shot in the early hours of November 14, 2023, while visiting a friend at the Mercy Circle apartments in Hardeeville, South Carolina. Officers arrived after a call and found Smith deceased at the scene from at least one gunshot wound. He was a Ridgeland resident, born July 27, 1990, in Beaufort County, and known to family and friends as Pelow.

Smith graduated from Ridgeland High School and trained at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, earning an electrician’s license. He worked 16 years for Randy May Electrical Company before starting his own business, Tru Electric Company. He was father to two sons, Perry Teevon Smith Jr. and D'Angelo Smith.

There were no direct witnesses to the shooting. The Hardeeville Police Department has treated the case as a top priority; more than a year after the killing they reported uncovering new critical evidence and said they are following several persons of interest. No arrests have been announced. If anyone knew Perry, saw him at Mercy Circle that night, or has information relevant to the investigation, please come forward.