Jason Bailem, a 39-year-old Black man from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, was shot late on Saturday, November 25, 2023, on a residential lawn off Brently Road. Police responded to calls of shots fired shortly before 10 p.m. and found him gravely wounded; officers rendered aid on the front yard before paramedics took him to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. The coroner reported he died of his gunshot wound at 10:35 p.m.

Investigators described the shooting as an isolated incident and treated the case as a homicide. Public statements in the days after the shooting named no suspect or person of interest and there were no public announcements of arrests. Community notices include a Celebration of Life held December 4, 2023, at Greater Howard AME Church in McClellanville, and online memorials remembering him.

If anyone saw activity in the Brently Road area that night or has information about this shooting, please contact the Mount Pleasant Police Department or local tip lines.