Bobby Antoine McKenzie, a 36-year-old Black man from the New Zion community, was found with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in a hotel parking lot on Radio Drive in Florence on September 12, 2023. Emergency responders transported him to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Investigators say the incident stemmed from a planned robbery targeting McKenzie’s necklaces. Arrest warrants name two people initially charged in the case: 22-year-old Iyana Camille Davis of Lake City and 21-year-old Nicholas Daishawn Jones of Scranton. Charges reported include murder, armed robbery, and criminal conspiracy; Jones also faces a weapons charge for possession during the commission of a violent crime. A third person, Avery Jaquan Harrison, was arrested on October 11, 2023, and faces the same charges.

The matter is now before the courts to determine guilt or innocence. If anyone knew McKenzie or has information about the events in the hotel parking lot, please come forward.