Kevin Lynnard Starkes Jr, a Black man, was the victim of a fatal shooting in Orangeburg, South Carolina, after gunfire was reported at an apartment complex on the evening of October 4, 2024. He suffered critical injuries outside the residential buildings and was taken for medical treatment; obituaries list his date of death as October 6, 2024.

The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety secured the scene and opened a homicide investigation. Detectives subsequently developed leads that led to legal action: a man was charged with manslaughter in connection with the shooting. Public releases did not immediately identify the person charged.

If anyone was in or near that apartment complex on October 4 and saw or heard anything relevant, please come forward with information for investigators.