Joseph Jamar Copeland was 18 when he was shot and killed in Aiken, South Carolina, on April 25, 2021. The shooting happened around 12:18 a.m. near an apartment complex at Barnwell Avenue and Kershaw Street while Copeland and another teenager were sitting in a vehicle. Unknown people opened fire; the other teenager drove Copeland to Aiken Regional Medical Centers, where he was pronounced dead about 1:40 a.m. The Aiken County Coroner scheduled an autopsy.

The Aiken Department of Public Safety investigated the homicide and, in the immediate aftermath, had not identified suspects or a motive. No arrests were reported at the time and there have been no public updates announcing charges or a resolution to the case.

Did anyone in the Aiken area see or hear anything that night, or have information about who was in that area around Barnwell Avenue and Kershaw Street?