In the late hours of a Saturday night in Orangeburg, South Carolina, the life of 28-year-old Cameron Ryant was brought to a tragic and abrupt end. On September 6, 2025, gunshots echoed through the Roosevelt Garden Apartments on Presidential Drive. When deputies arrived at approximately 11:30 p.m., they discovered Ryant had been fatally shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the shooting led authorities to identify 21-year-old Quentin Williams Jr.
as the suspect. According to an arrest warrant, surveillance footage captured the moment Williams shot Ryant in the back while they were between buildings at the apartment complex. With the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service, Williams was taken into custody and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
Following his arrest, Williams was scheduled for his initial court appearance to be formally presented with the charges against him. Public records indicate that this was not Williams' first encounter with law enforcement, as he had pending charges from a previous incident in July 2024 that included armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. No bond was set for the charges related to Cameron Ryant's death, and Williams was scheduled to return to court in November.
