In the early evening of January 7, 2021, the life of 22-year-old Tyrone Dupree, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting at the Rivers Edge Apartments in North Augusta, South Carolina. The North Augusta Department of Public Safety responded to a call and discovered Dupree unresponsive at the apartment complex located on the 500 block of East Buena Vista Avenue.
Despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the death of Tyrone Dupree quickly led authorities to a suspect. Deandre Malik Davis, a 23-year-old resident of the area, was identified and apprehended by law enforcement. Davis was subsequently charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime for his alleged involvement in Dupree's death. He was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Aiken County Detention Center. While a motive for the shooting was not immediately made public, the investigation proceeded with the evidence and witness statements collected at the scene.
Further details that emerged during the investigation revealed that Deandre Malik Davis had previous encounters with the law. He had a history of legal issues, including a prior arrest in 2018 for charges of reckless conduct and pointing a firearm at another person. Additionally, in 2019, he faced charges in Aiken County related to financial institution crimes. The case against Davis for the murder of Tyrone Dupree would move through the court system as the community mourned the loss of a young man.
