Antonio Kerron Heyward, a 27-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on September 15, 2019, in a double homicide in North Charleston, South Carolina. The incident also resulted in the death of 24-year-old J'Quan Brown. Both men were found with gunshot wounds on Dundrum Street and were pronounced dead at the scene by the Charleston County Coroner's Office.
The North Charleston Police Department investigated the killings and arrested Shamar Latrell Stanley in connection with the deaths.
He was charged with two counts of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Another suspect, Cassim Mitchell, was also charged in the double homicide. The case went to trial in November 2024, nearly five years after the incident.
During the trial, prosecutors asserted that the murders were the result of a drug deal that turned violent. The state's case relied on cell phone records and surveillance video that allegedly placed Stanley and Mitchell at the scene of the crime. A witness was also expected to testify to seeing two individuals fleeing the home with a large bag after the shooting. The defense attorneys for both Stanley and Mitchell did not plan to call any witnesses but intended to challenge the evidence presented by the prosecution.
Court records indicate that the murder case against Shamar Latrell Stanley, which was filed on September 20, 2019, concluded on November 1, 2024. An associated charge of possessing a weapon during a violent crime resulted in a 'Trial Guilty' disposition on the same date. Further details on the specific verdict for the murder charges against Stanley and the outcome of the trial for Cassim Mitchell were not immediately available in the search results.
