A community in Windsor, South Carolina, was shaken in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday, November 8, 2025, when the body of 29-year-old Jamal Richardson was found in Windsor Recreational Park on Old School Road. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:35 a.m. An autopsy was scheduled in Newberry to determine more about the circumstances of his death.

Friends and family described Richardson, a native of Aiken County, as a devoted father, son and friend. He is survived by three children: daughter Kai’ahna Richardson and sons Kashton and Za’marion Richardson. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office treated the park as a crime scene and opened a homicide investigation; members of the community left flowers and notes at the site.

Investigators say the case produced an arrest on November 25, 2025: 21-year-old Christopher Jamal James of Aiken was taken into custody and charged with murder, criminal conspiracy and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Authorities allege James and an unnamed co-defendant lured Richardson to the park intending to rob him, and Richardson was shot in the chest during the robbery. Anyone who knew Jamal Richardson or has information about the case is asked to come forward.