# Jomiltron Fair Jr., 17, killed at bus stop in South Carolina 2026-08-13T04:43:07+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Jomiltron Sentell Fair Jr., a 17-year-old student at Gaffney High School in South Carolina, was shot dead at a school bus stop on Wednesday morning, Hindustan Times reports. The shooting occurred two days after the fall semester began. Fair walked from his apartment to the bus stop and was preparing to board when a male suspect approached him. After a brief altercation, Fair was shot once and pronounced dead at the scene. Surveillance footage from the bus shows the suspect, described as a teenage boy, fleeing toward a waiting vehicle. About 15 students on the bus witnessed the violence. The Gaffney Police Department increased patrols, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division joined the investigation. Officials said there was no known ongoing threat to schools. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: bus stop, Gaffney, school shooting, South Carolina, teenage violence, United States Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jomiltron-fair-jr-17-killed-at-bus-stop-in-south-carolina/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jomiltron-fair-jr-17-killed-at-bus-stop-in-south-carolina/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.