In the early morning hours of July 1, 2019, Lamont Perez ’LP’ Simmons, 34, was shot outside a sports bar in the 3500 block of Dorchester Road in North Charleston. Police responded about 1:43 a.m.; Simmons was found on the ground and taken to the Medical University of South Carolina, where he died of his wounds.

Born September 6, 1984, in Charleston, Simmons was a son of Yvonne Simmons and Anthony Pinckney and a father to four children: Ja’Niya, Kimora, Perez’jah, and Charisma. The North Charleston Police Department opened a homicide investigation and reported that the suspect had not been identified; no arrests or suspect identifications have been detailed.

The killing remains unresolved and has left family and the community seeking answers. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with investigators.