Leroy Nix III was a 20-year-old from Columbia, South Carolina, remembered in funeral tributes as a beloved son, grandson, and friend who grew up in the city and graduated from C.A. Johnson High School. In the early hours of February 23, 2021, gunfire in the 100 block of Cardamon Court in the Capital Heights neighborhood left Nix critically wounded. He was rushed to a local hospital and pronounced dead; two other men were hurt that night, one by gunfire and one with injuries who was not shot.

Investigators said the violence followed an argument and physical fight between Nix and a 17-year-old, identified as Javion Harper, immediately before shots were fired. Columbia police obtained arrest warrants charging Harper with murder, attempted murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime; he later turned himself in and was booked and charged as an adult. Does anyone have information about the incident or about Leroy’s life in Columbia that could help fill gaps?