Mario Frost was 37 when he was fatally shot on the evening of Sunday, December 1, 2019, at the Palmilla Apartments in West Ashley, Charleston, South Carolina. The Charleston County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide and the Charleston Police Department opened an investigation.

Few details were released by law enforcement after the shooting, and no public announcements of arrests or major breakthroughs have been made. The case grew cold, and family, friends and the wider community have continued to seek answers.

Online memorials remember Frost as a loving and caring person; those pages also reflect the family’s and community’s ongoing frustration at the lack of resolution. If anyone has information about what happened that night at Palmilla Apartments, please come forward to assist the investigation.