On the night of September 14, 2024, 37-year-old Jibaris Veal of Columbia, South Carolina, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Richland County deputies were sent to the 300 block of Koon Store Road after a report of a shooting and discovered a Jeep Cherokee inside a shed on the rural property. Inside the vehicle were the bodies of Veal and 40-year-old Corey Johns of Lexington. Initial investigators had little information about a motive or who carried out the attack.

Nearly six months later, authorities announced arrests in the double homicide. Three people were taken into custody: 34-year-old Travis Harrison, 36-year-old Emerson Crespo, and 18-year-old Devon Huguenin. Investigators said they did not believe Veal and Johns were the intended targets. The community and the victims’ families are awaiting further legal proceedings.

If anyone has information about that night on Koon Store Road or knew either victim, please come forward with what was seen or heard.