On the morning of December 2, 2018, 36-year-old Terrence Maxwell Kinley was shot and killed inside the Candy Land nightclub in the 1700 block of Percival Road in Columbia, South Carolina. Richland County Sheriff’s deputies responded about 2:30 a.m. and found Kinley, a Gaston resident, already deceased. An autopsy confirmed a fatal gunshot wound to his upper body.

Officials opened a homicide investigation but did not immediately release details about what led to the shooting or identify suspects or persons of interest. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact the Richland County Sheriff’s Department or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers. Kinley’s family and friends remembered him online as a positive and supportive person.

If anyone has information about the shooting at Candy Land on December 2, 2018, please contact the Richland County Sheriff’s Department or Crime Stoppers.