Posted on 08/17/2025 8:46:04 AM PDT by Morgana
A 16-year-old boy was lured to his death following an argument 'over a girl,' in what authorities are calling a calculated and deadly plot.
South Carolina teenager Trey Dean Wright was found shot to death on June 24.
Nine teenagers, including the victim's girlfriend have been arrested following the savage attack.
Deputies discovered Wright lying in the middle of First Neck Road near Johnsonville - about 45 miles from Myrtle Beach, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds Fox New reports.
The teen later died at the hospital and in a chilling twist, authorities revealed the murder was caught on video.
'This was an altercation between two people,' Sheriff TJ Joye said, as reported by WBTW News.
'It’s not like I’m just going to go to Johnsonville and shoot somebody,' he added. 'They had issues with each other and it was over a female.'
Just one day after the shooting, Devan Scott Raper, 19, was taken into custody by the Florence County Sheriff’s Office, accused of firing the fatal shots after an argument turned deadly.
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I imagine these sort of tragedies happened in the 80s. We just didn’t have access to those stories as we do today.
Teenagers.
“Teenager” - code for them...
He must be really something special, because I can't imagine what kind of girl would even bother dating a guy with that last name.
I’m not sure what you mean by ‘them’, but as things go here, I can guess.
According to the source article, these are all White kids.
No Boo-Boo, Not in this case.
Yeah, but a 19 year old is a teenager in name only.
I certainly don’t remember hearing about it on the 6 o’clock evening news with whats his name.
Several of them were under 18 and all were in High School if I read that correctly.
The Savages of First Neck Road.
Just being consistent.
Devan Scott Raper?!? This one gonna be more like Fred Flintstone once he’s in prison. Betchya he’ll have a “gay old time”
Do you mean the 1880s? Would have saved a ton of jail and court time. Ropes can be recycled.
At least two of the perps appear to be upscale private school students.
I was a rural teenager in the 70’s and we ALL had access to guns, knives, etc. for hunting after school and before evening chores and supper.
Never in our wildest DREAMS would it of occurred to ANY of us to turn those weapons on one another!
Got a beef with someone? Boyfriend cheating on you with the Head Cheerleader? You duke it out, bare-handed, behind the dumpsters or under the bleachers. ;)
Compared to the 1980s, America back then was a united shinning city on a hill. What we have now is a divided country with violent mental cases everywhere, including inside government, where top government officials have turned the government into one big crime scene.
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