A routine Sunday morning at an Exxon on the 9400 block of Wilson Boulevard in Columbia, South Carolina, ended with the fatal shooting of 50-year-old Jose Martinez. On January 6, 2019, at about 9:30 a.m. Martinez was shot in the upper body at the station. He managed to walk or drive to a nearby lot where EMS found him; he was taken to Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital and died about 11:45 a.m.

Investigators quickly identified two suspects after reviewing surveillance footage of the confrontation and describing the incident as a conspired robbery. Warrants for 17-year-old Hassan Talib Reynolds were issued January 14, 2019, charging him with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a handgun by a person under the age of 18, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Reynolds was tracked to Greensboro, North Carolina, and arrested there January 16, 2019; a gun was recovered where he was found. David Earl Caughman was arrested two days after the shooting and charged with accessory after the fact of murder.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Martinez that could help the investigation, please come forward.