A family argument in a Columbia, South Carolina neighborhood turned deadly on the morning of January 27, 2025. Patrick Martin, 50, of Elgin, was shot around 10 a.m. in the 5700 block of Farrow Road. Emergency responders transported him to a local hospital, where he later died; the Richland County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide from gunshot wounds.

Columbia Police took an elderly family member into custody for questioning in the hours after the shooting, but no arrests or charges have been announced and no suspect has been officially named. Investigators describe the incident as arising from a dispute among relatives, and the case remains active as authorities work to establish the full sequence of events.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation on Farrow Road that morning or has information about what led to the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.