Antwain Caroline, 25, was fatally shot in the chest in Columbia, South Carolina, in the early morning hours of November 29, 2015. The previous day an argument had occurred inside a home he shared with his mother and Melvin James White; White reportedly felt Caroline had been disrespectful toward his mother and threatened to kill him as Caroline left. Caroline returned to the house the next morning, and after his mother went outside to speak with him, White followed with a shotgun and shot Caroline. The wound was fatal and Caroline died within minutes.

Melvin James White was arrested and charged with murder. At trial White admitted to the shooting and claimed self-defense. A Richland County jury convicted him on the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter on October 24, 2019, and the judge imposed the maximum sentence of 30 years. Antwain J. Caroline, Sr. was survived by his son Antwain J. Caroline, Jr., his mother Esther Oree Caroline, his father Antonio Caroline, a brother Almondo L. Oree, and other relatives; funeral services were held at Antioch Baptist Church and he was buried in Lincoln Cemetery.

Did anyone in Columbia know Antwain or his family and have details about the dispute or the events that night?