Levi Michael Happy was 22 when he was found dead in Columbia, South Carolina, in the early morning of March 20, 2016. His body was discovered inside a vehicle parked near 1001 Harden Street by a Food Lion; an autopsy determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to his lower abdomen. The Columbia Police Department opened a suspicious-death investigation and canvassed the neighborhood, reviewed nearby surveillance footage, and sought anyone who had seen or been with Happy in the hours before the shooting as they tried to determine whether the death was murder, suicide, or an accident.

Police released images the next day of three men described as persons of interest and photos of two vehicles believed to have left the scene; one of the individuals was later located and questioned. No further public detail has followed, no suspects have been named, and no arrests have been announced. If anyone saw Levi that night or has information about the men or the vehicles in the surveillance photos, please come forward.