Khorrey Michael Jones was 26 when he died in Columbia, South Carolina, after an exchange of gunfire on the evening of January 10, 2021. Born June 13, 1994, in West Columbia, he worked for the City of Columbia, the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, and a landscaping company, and had studied Forestry Conservation and Wildlife Firefighting at the Oconaluftee Job Corps Center. He was a devoted father to two daughters, Karli Alexis and Kaylin Alana, and survived by his mother and partner Iesha Williams.

Deputies from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department found Jones and two other men, Laquan Boatwright, 22, and Raekwon Dominique Malone, 25, in a shooting on the 700 block of Zimalcrest Drive. Two men were pronounced dead at the scene and the third died at a hospital. Investigators described the incident as an attempted drug deal and robbery that escalated into a fatal shootout; the sheriff’s department later announced no charges would be filed and said it was not seeking other suspects. Jones was buried after a graveside service on January 16, 2021.

Does anyone have information about Jones’ activities that evening or knew him and can help clarify what happened on Zimalcrest Drive?