Marcus Jermaine Simpkins, 36, was shot and killed in the early evening of January 7, 2019, in Aiken, South Carolina. He was found with at least one gunshot wound in the parking lot of Bea’s Club on Edgefield Highway; a call came in at about 8:42 p.m., and Simpkins was taken to Aiken Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office treated the incident as a homicide and opened an investigation, but authorities did not release a motive or identify suspects while the inquiry was in its early stages.

Family and friends held a funeral service for Simpkins on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Greater Faith Ministries in Aiken; he was a father of two sons.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Marcus and his movements that night, please share what you know with investigators.