Sean M. Hakeem Jr., 21, was shot and killed around 3 a.m. in a parking lot at an apartment complex on Killian Lakes Drive in Columbia, South Carolina, in the early morning hours of a Sunday in October 2022. Deputies from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department found him with a gunshot wound to his upper body; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another man in the same area suffered a gunshot wound to his lower body and was taken to a local hospital. Initial reports did not clarify the relationship between the two men or the circumstances that led to the shooting. The Sheriff’s Department opened a homicide investigation but did not release information about suspects or a motive and described the incident as isolated. As of late 2022, no arrests had been announced.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Sean is asked to contact the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.