Teenager stabbed to death in Lexington County ID’d, suspect arrested after search

A suspect in a stabbing death was arrested Thursday by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

Rayshawn Q. Porterfield, 19, of Gaston, was identified as the victim by Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Porterfield was pronounced dead at the scene after being stabbed in the upper body.

The incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m. in the 700 block of Meadowfield Road in Gaston, according to the sheriff’s department, not far from Sandhills Middle School.

The male suspect was arrested by deputies following a brief search near the crime scene, the sheriff’s department said.

The sheriff’s department tweeted that “one suspect” is in custody, and there was no word if more suspects are sought by law enforcement.

Detectives are interviewing witnesses and crime scene investigators are collecting potential evidence and processing the scene, the sheriff’s department said.

The suspect hasn’t been identified by the sheriff’s department. But Porterfield and the suspect knew each other, according to the sheriff’s department.

“This was not a random act,” the sheriff’s department tweeted.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

This story was originally published December 28, 2017 at 3:56 PM with the headline "Teenager stabbed to death in Lexington County ID’d, suspect arrested after search."