In the spring of 2015 in Longs, South Carolina, the life of 14-year-old Taizaun Dewitt was tragically cut short. On a Friday evening in early May, gunshots echoed on Pint Circle. A witness, driving home from work, discovered the young male staggering down the stairs of a residence before collapsing onto the street. Recognizing him, she attempted to rush him to Seacoast Medical Center in Little River for help.
Horry County Police were called around 8:30 p.m.
and determined the shooting had occurred at 2880 Collins Circle. Despite the swift effort to get him to the hospital, Dewitt, who had sustained a gunshot wound just below his left eye, was pronounced dead. The incident was part of a string of violence that had plagued the Longs area in the preceding weeks.
In the days following the shooting, investigators identified 21-year-old Rodrez Daquell Stanley of Longs as a person of interest. Before police had to search for him, Stanley turned himself in to authorities on an unrelated arrest warrant. By Wednesday, Horry County Police had formally charged him with the murder of Taizaun Dewitt. Online jail records at the time confirmed Stanley was being held at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. The resolution of the murder charge against Rodrez Daquell Stanley is not available in the provided online sources.
