Stefon Jamerson, 20, was found unresponsive in the front yard of his Columbia home on the 7900 block of Richard Street in the early evening of Monday, May 23, 2022. Deputies from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department discovered Jamerson with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the residence. The Richland County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity and ruled the cause of death a homicide by shooting.

Authorities opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for information.

If anyone has information about Stefon Jamerson’s death or was in the area that evening, please come forward to assist the investigation.