864 AREA, SOUTH CAROLINA — In the early hours of Sunday morning, August 3, heartbreak struck when 7-month-old Zymir Demarco Smith was fatally shot during a drive-by shooting that rocked a residential neighborhood just after 4 a.m.

Authorities confirm that a home was riddled with bullets in the 864 area. Amid the chaos and senseless violence, baby Zymir was struck. He later succumbed to his injuries, leaving an entire community gutted and demanding answers.

Let that sink in: A baby. Just seven months old. Not even old enough to crawl through life’s dangers — and now, stolen from it entirely.

“Zymir wasn’t in the streets. He wasn’t beefin’. He was just learning to sit up on his own,” one community member said. “Now he’s gone. And for what?”

This tragedy is sparking urgent calls for justice, accountability, and action. Families are tired. Communities are weary. And most of all — a mother is mourning her baby boy, robbed of a future.

Local leaders and loved ones are now pleading with the public: If you saw something, say something. Information, no matter how small, could help bring justice to Zymir’s family and stop another tragedy before it starts.

“We scream ‘real’ all the time,” one grieving neighbor said. “But where’s the real when it’s time to speak up? Silence is just another weapon. It protects killers and buries babies.”

Zymir Deserved More

He deserved morning cuddles, his first steps, his first words. Instead, his name is now etched into yet another headline. But this must not be the end of Zymir’s story — not if we refuse to let his name fade into silence.

Police are urging anyone with information to come forward immediately. Call Crime Stoppers anonymously or contact your local authorities. Justice cannot wait.

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