On December 9, 2025, deputies from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department found 30-year-old Kendall Lemont McTeer dead inside an apartment at the Waters at Berryhill, 18 Berryhill Road, Columbia, South Carolina. McTeer suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lexington County Coroner. A resident of the unit had called police reporting they had shot an intruder; McTeer was found wearing a neck gaiter that covered most of his face.

Investigators recovered a significant quantity of cocaine and marijuana in the apartment. The apartment’s sole resident was arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, then released on bond while the sheriff’s department and coroner continued to review the circumstances of the shooting. No charges linked specifically to McTeer’s death had been announced. An autopsy was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina.

McTeer worked as a kitchen manager at Kiki’s Chicken and Waffles and was described as a devoted father to six children. If anyone has information about what happened at the Waters at Berryhill on December 9, please come forward.