Mikell Simpson, 33, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head inside a vehicle on Riverside Drive in Orangeburg, South Carolina, on the evening of Sunday, October 23, 2022. Police officers on routine patrol discovered the body at about 8:20 p.m., and the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety opened a homicide investigation. The Orangeburg County Coroner later confirmed the victim’s identity as Mikell Simpson.

At the time investigators had just begun their work and no motive, persons of interest, or suspects were publicly identified. Subsequent reports have not provided further detail about progress in the inquiry, leaving the circumstances of Simpson’s death unresolved. If anyone in Orangeburg saw activity on Riverside Drive that night or has information about Simpson’s movements before October 23, please come forward.