Shontis Peak

In the late summer of 1996, a life was tragically cut short in Spartanburg, South Carolina, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. Shontis Devon 'Chontsy' Peak, a 21-year-old Black / African American male, was fatally shot on September 28, 1996. The incident unfolded in the stark brightness of daylight, outside an apartment building, a setting that stood in grim contrast to the dark events that transpired.

The person responsible for Peak's death was a teenager, Marcus ...

Spartanburg Herald Journal: Police: 16-year-old confesses to Saturday slaying; Robinson to be charged as adult in shooting

Shontis Peak, age 21 - National Gun Violence Memorial