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17-Year-Old Killed at Gaffney School Bus Stop

SLED's child-fatalities unit is assisting the active probe with bus surveillance showing the shooter fleeing to a waiting vehicle.

The Gaffney Police Department is investigating a shooting at a bus stop on Wednesday morning. (WACH)
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Jomiltron Sentell Fair Jr., a 17-year-old student at Gaffney High School, was shot dead. The photo was shared by his grandmother.

Overview

  • A 17-year-old student, Jomiltron Sentell Fair Jr., was shot and killed at a bus stop in the 500 block of West Rutledge Avenue Wednesday morning around 6:49 a.m.
  • Fifteen students on the school bus witnessed the shooting and officers administered life-saving measures before the Cherokee County coroner pronounced Fair dead at the scene.
  • Surveillance footage from the bus shows a shooter running to a waiting vehicle driven by another person, but authorities have not released identities or descriptions of the shooter or driver.
  • The Gaffney Police Department has asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s Special Victims Unit — Department of Child Fatalities — to assist and investigators say the probe remains active and fluid.
  • Cherokee County schools are staying open with added safety measures, extra personnel and counselors on site, and officials have urged residents to rely on official updates as the autopsy and forensic work continue.