Dequa Davis arrested after Bishopville McDonald's shooting leaves customer hospitalized

A Bishopville man is in custody after a customer was shot during a struggle over a handgun inside the McDonald’s at 1101 Sumter Highway in Bishopville, Lee County, law enforcement said. WLTX reported the shooting happened just before 3 p.m., and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office described the account as preliminary.

According to sheriff’s investigators, the suspect entered the restaurant and asked for the victim by name before producing a handgun. “Based on their preliminary investigation, the sheriff's office reports that a suspect entered the location and approached the victim, a customer, asking for him by name,” WLTX reported. Investigators said a struggle over the weapon ensued and the customer was shot during that struggle.

Emergency medical services transported the wounded customer to an area hospital for treatment; the Lee County Sheriff’s Office described the victim’s condition as stable and WIS reported deputies say the victim is expected to be okay. No name, age, or further medical details for the victim have been released by authorities in the reports provided.

The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old Dequa Davis of Bishopville, though some outlets rendered the name as DeQua Davis; both sources list the same age and hometown. WACH reported that “Davis turned himself in to the Lee County Sheriff's Office and has been charged with Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon During A Violent Crime, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.” Davis was taken to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office Detention Center and is awaiting a bond hearing.

Local coverage notes the Lee County Sheriff’s Office is treating the case as an active investigation. WLTX emphasized the preliminary nature of the investigative account, and reporters flagged an inconsistent line on one WLTX page that placed an incident on the 2400 block of Augusta Road, a detail that conflicts with the McDonald’s address at 1101 Sumter Highway and will need confirmation from the sheriff’s office.

Authorities have not released a booking affidavit, bond amount, or a scheduled bond hearing date in the material reviewed. Lee County Sheriff’s Office investigators remain the primary source of the timeline and charging information, and the Sumter County detention center is listed as the facility holding Davis pending the bond hearing.