Zavyion Williams, a 21-year-old man from Ladson, South Carolina, died in the early morning hours of June 9, 2026, after a shooting in North Charleston. Funeral and obituary notices also listed him as Zayvion Jamal Williams, while the Charleston County Coroner's Office identified him publicly as Zavyion Williams. He was remembered by family as “Zay,” a son, brother, father, and friend whose death left his loved ones shaken.
The case began shortly after midnight near Dorchester Road.
North Charleston police were first called to the Avian Place Apartments area after reports of gunfire. Around the same time, investigators received an iPhone crash alert near 5131 Dorchester Road. When officers arrived, they found that a vehicle had crashed into a building, and the driver inside had been shot.
Williams was taken to Trident Centre Pointe Emergency Room, but he did not survive. The coroner's office said he died at 1:32 a.m. from a gunshot wound. Reports placed the shooting in the 5600 block of Dorchester Road, with the first calls coming in around 12:45 to 12:55 a.m., leaving investigators to piece together whether Williams was shot before the crash, during the moments leading up to it, or as part of a confrontation that unfolded nearby.
As of the available reporting, North Charleston police had not announced any arrests in Williams' death. No suspect or suspects had been publicly identified, and no charges had been reported in connection with the homicide. The Post and Courier's reporting, as summarized in public case listings, stated that no arrests had been made after Williams was found with a gunshot wound in the crashed car near North Charleston shops.
The investigation remained active, with North Charleston police asking anyone with information to come forward. At the time of the available reports, the public record offered no clear motive, no named person of interest, and no court proceedings tied to the killing. Williams' death was being investigated as a fatal shooting, one that began with gunshots in the darkness, led police to a crashed vehicle on Dorchester Road, and left his family preparing to bury a young father just days later.
