Patrick Jenkins, 21, was shot on the night of October 21, 2019, in a residential area on Harkless Court in Timmonsville, South Carolina. The shooting occurred around 9:55 p.m.; Timmonsville Police Department and the Florence County Sheriff’s Office responded and first responders transported Patrick to a Florence County hospital, where he died a short time later. The Florence County coroner identified him the next day and his body was sent to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for autopsy.

Local coverage placed the killing amid a string of shootings in and around Timmonsville that began earlier in October, and neighbors expressed alarm at the sudden surge of violence. In the weeks after the shooting public statements noted the investigation was in its early stages; no arrests or suspect identifications were mentioned. If anyone knew Patrick or has information about what happened on Harkless Court that night, please come forward to help the ongoing inquiry.