Nigel McFarland, 24, was shot and killed just after 7 p.m. on March 17, 2024, at the Harbison Gardens apartment complex on Columbiana Drive in Columbia, South Carolina. Officers who responded found McFarland with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Columbia resident, McFarland graduated from Dreher High School, earned a welding certificate from Arc Labs Welding School, and worked for Owen Steel Company. He is survived by a young son, his parents, and multiple siblings and other family members who remembered him as cherished by those who knew him.

Police described the killing as an isolated incident and opened an investigation, but no motive, persons of interest, or arrests were publicly announced. The case remains open and investigators asked anyone with information to come forward. Does anyone who knew Nigel or who was in the Harbison Gardens area that evening have information to share?