Steven W. Hughes, 46, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 12, 2024, while working for a towing company on a vehicle repossession on Fairmont Road in southeast Columbia. A Richland County sheriff’s deputy found the tow truck with its flashers on and the driver’s side door open; the door had been shot multiple times.

Authorities say the shooting occurred during the repossession. Arrests were made in the case: 20-year-old Raheem Deangelo Jackson and his sister Essence Jackson were charged with murder; Raheem Jackson also faces a charge of possession of a firearm during a violent crime and was booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

Hughes, known as Steve to friends and family, was from Lexington, South Carolina. He is remembered by his mother Monica and his daughter Stephanie, who have said they plan to attend court hearings and seek the maximum sentence for those responsible. If anyone witnessed the repossession or has information about the shooting on Fairmont Road, please come forward.