Michael De’Anthony Mickle Jr was killed in a planned street robbery that turned into a deadly exchange of gunfire in Northeast Columbia, South Carolina, on the night of Friday, December 12, 2025. A 17-year-old senior at Lower Richland High School known to family and friends as MJ, he had been preparing to graduate with the Class of 2026 and planned to enlist in the United States Military.

The shooting occurred in the 7500 block of Hunt Club Road when two groups of teenagers, described by authorities as Team A and Team B, met with the intent to commit a robbery. Both sides were armed; investigators reported a small assault-style rifle and a pistol were used. Michael was struck and killed; a second teenager also died in the shootout and had not been identified publicly by the Richland County Coroner’s Office.

Richland County Sheriff’s Department opened a homicide investigation and announced arrests on Wednesday, December 17. Three young men were charged with murder: 17-year-old Cory James, 17-year-old Jeremiah Selph, and 18-year-old Prince-Jay’lan Hutcherson. Michael is survived by his parents, Jasmine Moore and Michael Mickle, his sister, and extended family.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything the night of December 12 that could help investigators?