Jaquan Ashford was 22 when he was shot outside the Gable Oaks Apartments on Colleton Street in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 21, 2020. Officers arrived shortly before 5:00 p.m. and found him with a gunshot wound to his upper body; he was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The Richland County Coroner ruled the gunshot wound the cause of death.

Authorities described the shooting as an isolated, drug-related incident. A vehicle was seen speeding from the scene; officers stopped it soon after. One occupant, 22-year-old Marquise Randolph, ran but was captured and later charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a weapon by a person convicted of a violent crime. The driver, 43-year-old Geraldine Manigault, was charged with accessory after the fact. Several cars in the apartment parking lot were also struck by gunfire.

Funeral services for Ashford were held January 30, 2020, at Bible Way Church of Atlas Road, with burial in Lincoln Cemetery. Does anyone have information about the shooting or the events around Gable Oaks Apartments that day?