Shortly after 1:00 a.m. on a Tuesday in May 2022, multiple gunshots were reported at the Kangaroo Express on U.S. 601 in Lugoff, South Carolina. Deputies from the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office found 19-year-old Dashaun Kirkland, an employee at the station and a resident of Elgin, shot in the parking lot; he was pronounced dead from his injuries. Another person was found nearby with a gunshot wound to the arm and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office, the Kershaw County Coroner’s Office, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division opened an investigation and said the shooting did not appear to be random and there was no ongoing danger to the community. Two people were taken into custody by the sheriff’s office at the scene. No names, charges, or later legal outcomes were provided in the available reports.

If anyone was at the Kangaroo Express that night or has information about the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.