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RUNAWAY: Officers and family members are working to find Janai Smith, 17.
Smith was last seen at about 7 p.m. Friday when he left his Masters Drive home. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs about 155 lbs. and was wearing all black clothing, blue and white Nikes and was carrying a bookbag.
If you see him or know where he is, please call the Sumter Police Department at 803-436-2700. Always dial 911 in an emergency.
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Man Jit hanging out y’all know em kids get bored in Carolina and run to their friend house without call parents 🤷🏾♂️
Let's keep looking and make sure he's safe.Janai your granddaddy love you. Let’s come home. Hope to see you soon. If not now call your grandfather. Hope to hear from you soon.🙏🙏🙏🙏
Praying for a safe return, he is such a very respectful hardworking young man 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
It breaks my heart every time I see another child go missing. This has to stop. Our youth need guidance, love, and a safe space to just be kids. My husband and I are working on opening an organization next year to give them that a place for support, sports, mentorship, and healing. We have to step up as a community. Our kids deserve better. 🙏🏽✨ Prayers for you young King .🙏🏾❤️
Praying for his safety
Janai Smith! Come Home! In Jesus The Christ name Amen 🙏🏾
Praying for his safety and be found quickly. 🙏 🙏🙏
Praying 🙏 for safe return
Prayers and blessings
A week ago Friday? I pray that he'll return home safe and unharmed 🙏🏾
Janai, please return home safely 🙏 ❤️
Praying He returns home safely 🙏
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Father God please help bringing this young man back home to his family amen and Thank you
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Prayers for Janai's safe return 🙏
Prayers for a safe return
Praying for his safe return!
Prayers for safe travels home
Praying Janai returns home safely
Praying for his safety
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Woman charged in domestic-related shooting death
SUMTER, SC (Nov. 7, 2025) – A local woman is charged with voluntary manslaughter following a domestic-related shooting Thursday evening.
Officers were called after 6:45 p.m. to a shooting at the residence of Ealicia Samarae Davis, 22, of Coachman Drive. Davis, who was identified as the shooter, remained at the scene and was placed in custody.
Officers found Akinyele Rhakem Johnson, 25, of Bishopville, wounded inside the apartment. He was provided care before being transported to Prisma Health Tuomey where he later died.
Notification of family members was made by the Sumter County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy is scheduled.
An initial investigation indicates the incident started with an argument that turned physical. The couple’s toddler was in the apartment at the time of the shooting and has been placed with family members.
Davis was booked at the county detention center. The investigation is continuing.
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Approved for media release by Chief Russell F. Roark, III
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Glad I found the strength to leave my abusive relationship without consequences. I don't know if this was the case but my intuition tells me it was
The other lady was pending a bond hearing but she's denied bond. Same charge.
I'm just assuming this could possibly have been an abusive relationship. Why are the people who are defending themselves always charged with manslaughter? This is all assumption tho cz I have no clue the backstory.
Praying for all in involved. She was most likely defending herself.
If She was defending herself, her family should call Attorney Justin Bamberg
Sending prayers for both families 😓🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Always gonna have my sis ! Love you🥹🥹
Be nice to know if any marks on her to defend herself and if the cops been called before for domestic violence and never charged..prayers to the families
Now everyone wanna pray
Jesus!!! Your life can change tremendously in a blink of an eye!!! Praying for both families!!!
For her to do this with her child around. Tells me she felt in danger. Teach your sons better! Praying for the family
Love baby I got you.😉
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 I love you Baby girl
Praying 🙏🏽
Deepest prayers for her... it’s terrible to suffer in silence!
Prayers for both families and especially for the child. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Praying
This is so heartbreaking, praying for everyone ❤️
Sending prayer for both family hope the child will not be dramatize with this!🙏🙏🙏
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Prayers for all families affected 🙏❤️🙏❤️
Love u cousin ❤️
Keeping both families in prayer.
Praying 🙏🏾 so sad both sides
Praying for the families… If she would’ve thought about her child’s wellness, and welfare…
About Halloween Night with Sumter’s Superheroes at Crosswell Elementary School.
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UPDATE: Power is being restored. Traffic signals are now working at some intersections including Lafayette at Calhoun.
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DRIVER ALERT: The downtown area of the city is experiencing a power outage affecting traffic signals from Main at Loring to Main at Liberty streets are out. Please treat those intersections as a four-way stop.
Stop signs have been placed to assist with traffic flow at Lafayette and Calhoun streets.
Utility crews are working to restore power as soon as possible.
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UPDATE: Power is being restored. Traffic signals are now working at some intersections including Lafayette at Calhoun.
Did they run out of electric as well as snap?
Someone ,Caught the whole thing. ,this ,one New Trending.
Wait. what they building on the left side haven’t been home in a while
Love seeing pictures of the hometown
I did that’s my car right there
Happened in Columbia last night also
Thanks for the information and updates.
Thanks for sharing this update, very helpful!
New Trending
This picture looks way off!!!
Look at it Lynchburg and Surounding areas Traffic Updates
Really you think people is going to do a 4 way stop
Hahaha
Someone ,Caught the whole thing. ,this ,one New Trending.
BACK TO STANDARD TIME....
If the devices and timers you use at your home or business don't automatically adjust to the fall and spring time changes, don't forget to set them back an hour later tonight.
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I wish it would not change. These children in school will even get home now till after dark.
Mr Trump. Please get rid of the time changes!
Nooooooooo
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