{"id":4902,"date":"2026-08-19T14:07:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4902"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:07:57","slug":"an-18-year-old-was-killed-and-3-other-teens-are-charged-with-murder-sc-cops-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4902","title":{"rendered":"An 18-year-old was killed and 3 other teens are charged with murder, SC cops say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A series of shootings in a South Carolina community recently culminated with the death of an 18-year-old and three teenagers have been charged with murder, according to the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4901\">Data centers, war, national debt: Where do SC Senate GOP candidates differ?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 13, deputies responded to a reported shooting at the intersection of Davis Street and Dogwood Drive in Bishopville, the sheriff\u2019s office said in a Tuesday night news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Ra\u2019heem Divine Mack, an 18-year-old from Bishopville, was killed in the shooting where two other juvenile victims were targeted but uninjured, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>An investigation into Mack\u2019s death has led to three arrests, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Reginald Tyrone Epps III, a 19-year-old Lynchburg, S.C. resident, De\u2019marcus Qualik Atkinson, a 17-year-old from Bishopville, and 18-year-old Camden resident Ty\u2019shyn Cortilus Williams each were charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder, as well as single counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime and criminal conspiracy, according to the release. Epps was taken into custody Monday while Atkinson and Williams were arrested Tuesday, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Mack\u2019s death was connected to an ongoing dispute and was related to another fatal shooting on Aug. 8, according to the release. Shaquander Shavon Mixon, 43, died after getting shot in that incident at 224 Nash Road, the sheriff\u2019s office said. That\u2019s about 5 miles from where Mack was shot and killed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Information about the dispute, who was involved and how it started was not available.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4900\">Data centers, war, national debt: Where do SC Senate GOP candidates differ?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Investigators also linked both of these shooting to another incident where shots were fired on Aug. 8 that occurred on Maple Drive in Bishopville, according to the release. That\u2019s a little less than 2 miles from where Mack was killed.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>While no arrests have been made in connection to the Nash Road shooting, the sheriff\u2019s office said that four people have been taken into custody for their roles in the Maple Drive gunfire. Those people, who also were arrested by members of the Bishopville Police Department, were not publicly identified by the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>All three shootings remain under investigation and more arrests are expected, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Anyone with any information about any of these incidents is asked to contact the sheriff\u2019s office at 803-484-5353.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Bishopville police, other law enforcement agencies that assisted in the investigations include South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon, Lee County Coroners Office, Lee County EMS, Lee County E-911, Lee County Fire\/Rescue and Kershaw County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>         BEHIND THE STORY     <\/h3>\n<p>             MORE          <\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>This is a breaking news story<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>In a breaking news situation, facts can be unclear and the situation may still be developing. The State is trying to get important information to the public as quickly and accurately as possible. This story will be updated as more information becomes available, and some information in this story may change as the facts become clearer. 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