Martell Antwine Hamilton, a 39-year-old Black man from Greenwood, South Carolina, was shot on Taggart Avenue around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Greenwood police found him in the street with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Self Regional Healthcare and later died, the Greenwood County Coroner’s Office recorded.

An obituary lists his residence as 117 Palmetto Court and records his death as February 28, 2023. Within a day detectives publicly identified a suspect. On March 1, 2023, local reports named 35-year-old Jeremy John Smith of Greenwood as wanted on warrants for murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime; police warned he was armed and dangerous. On March 13, 2023, police announced Smith had been arrested in Greenville and transported to the Greenwood County Detention Center and charged in connection with the Taggart Avenue shooting.

If anyone knew Martell Hamilton or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with law enforcement.