James Boopa McLean was 28 when he was found wounded inside his vehicle after a single-car crash in Hamer, South Carolina, on October 31, 2021. First responders took him to McLeod Medical Center in Dillon, where he died of a gunshot wound; the Dillon County coroner ruled the death a homicide and an investigation was opened.

Known as Boopa to family and friends, McLean was the father of four daughters who attended Dillon County public schools. He is survived by his father, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a wide network of aunts, uncles and friends; his family had already suffered the prior losses of his mother and two brothers.

No information about suspects or arrests has been released publicly and the case remains open. If anyone knew James, was in Hamer on the night of October 31, 2021, or has information about this shooting, please come forward.