On a late winter evening in the Bucksport area of Horry County, South Carolina, a life was tragically cut short. Eighteen-year-old Davorius Mack Jr. was fatally shot on March 2, 2025, while inside a vehicle at the intersection of Security Lane and Lucas Bay Road. The young man from Myrtle Beach was rushed to Conway Medical Center, but tragically, he was pronounced dead just before midnight.
His death was quickly ruled a homicide by the Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner.
The investigation into the shooting moved swiftly, and just two days later, on March 4, Horry County Police arrested a suspect in connection with the killing. Kashien Charles Willis, a seventeen-year-old from Conway, was taken into custody. According to arrest warrants, the fatal encounter was the result of an attempted armed robbery. It is alleged that Willis tried to rob Mack using a handgun, and during the course of the robbery, shot and killed him. Witnesses at the scene provided accounts that led to Willis's arrest.
Following his arrest, Kashien Charles Willis was charged with murder, armed robbery, and possession of a deadly weapon during a violent crime. He was subsequently booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center, where he was held without bail. The community was left to mourn the loss of Davorius Mack Jr., a young man whose life was violently ended. Mack was remembered by his family and friends as a fun-loving individual who enjoyed basketball and had a passion for computer technology, having built his own computer at a young age. He had graduated early from the Horry County Adult Education Program and was enrolled at Horry-Georgetown Technical College with dreams of a future that included a family and a successful career.
