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Family Says South Carolina Teen Was Lured to Fatal Ambush; Girlfriend Charged as Accessory

Relatives allege the meeting was arranged after a brief romance fueled by social-media taunting.

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Overview

  • Trey Wright, 16, was shot after traveling to Johnsonville on June 24 for what he believed would be a fistfight, according to his family.
  • Investigators have charged about ten teens in the case, including alleged shooter Devan Raper, who faces murder and weapon charges and is held without bond.
  • Girlfriend Gianna Kistenmacher, 17, is charged as an accessory before the fact and was released into her family's custody, according to local reports.
  • Friends describe a FaceTime dispute in which Raper pointed a gun at Kistenmacher’s phone and say two cars of teens drove from the Myrtle Beach area to the meeting.
  • At least one teen recorded the shooting, and peers portray Kistenmacher as a social ringleader whose actions helped precipitate the confrontation.