Four York County detectives were publicly commended Tuesday after a multi-jurisdictional investigation linked a stolen car out of Clover, South Carolina, to a 2025 homicide that killed a 4-year-old child who was sleeping at the time of the shooting. What started as a Chevrolet Camaro theft in Clover stretched into Charlotte, where suspects allegedly took another vehicle and were captured on surveillance cameras. Investigators ultimately tracked down and arrested four people believed to be connected to both the car thefts and the child’s death. Detectives Billingslea, Frame, Mulder and Sergeant Casey received commendations for their work.
In a Facebook post, the York County Sheriff’s Office laid out the timeline. The Camaro was reported stolen in 2025 from Clover. Suspects were later caught on camera and then traveled into Charlotte, where a resident spotted them from an apartment window. During the incident, a stray bullet struck a sleeping child who later died. According to the post, investigators worked with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and relied on video evidence along with other leads to identify and arrest four people tied to the homicide and the related vehicle thefts. The sheriff’s office presented commendations to the four detectives for their roles in the multi-jurisdiction investigation…