Anthony AJ Wiggins, 34, was shot and killed on Sunday, August 15, 2021, on Barry Avenue in Hampton, South Carolina. Officers from the Hampton Police Department found Wiggins with a fatal gunshot wound when they responded; emergency medical services were summoned and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Hampton Police Department and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division identified a person of interest from Orangeburg and, within a couple of days, arrested Ja’Kobe K. Brown in connection with the killing. Brown was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and was held at the Hampton County Detention Center pending further proceedings. The motive for the shooting was not released.

Friends and family remembered Wiggins as a cherished member of the community. Does anyone have information about what happened on Barry Avenue that evening or knew Anthony AJ Wiggins?