Man who killed Portsmouth 8-year-old Quarius Dunham gets life sentence

By: Ian Lenahan

Outlets: Portsmouth Herald

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 620

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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The man who shot and killed Portsmouth third-grader Quarius Dunham in South Carolina in May 2022 will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Charles Montgomery Allen, 44, pleaded guilty to murder March 5 at the Florence County Judicial Center in South Carolina, the state where the 8-year-old Little Harbour School student was visiting family when he died. Quarius was in the passenger seat of a vehicle driven by his father, …

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