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Terrance Mayes

Case from Blackville, SC dated Aug 20, 2009

Victim Details

Terrance Mayes

Male

Black / African American

Blackville

SC

2009-08-20

21

Terrance

Mayes

06/29/2026

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In the late summer of 2009, a violent altercation outside a home in Blackville, South Carolina, resulted in the tragic death of 21-year-old Terrance Latrell Mayes, a Black male. The incident, which unfolded on August 20th, also left his brother, Zantrell Mayes, with serious injuries. An argument between Terrance Mayes and another man, Demetrius Smalls, escalated to the point of gunfire. Smalls shot both brothers, and while Zantrell survived his wounds, Terrance succumbed to his injuries at the s ...
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  • The Times and Democrat: Terrance Latrell Mayes - Blackville
  • Aiken Standard: SC man charged with murder, assault
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