Christopher Haynes, 21, was one of two men found fatally shot outside a third-floor apartment at the Greenbrier Apartments on Willow Oak Drive in Columbia, South Carolina. The shooting occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, September 26, 2023; deputies from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports at about 1 a.m. and both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

Initial investigation produced no immediate suspect or known motive, and authorities appealed to the public for information as the double homicide remained under active investigation. Investigators later identified 21-year-old Christian Joquan Irick as a suspect. Law enforcement located and arrested Irick on the campus of South Carolina State University; he was charged with two counts of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime and booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, held without bond. Court records show Irick was out on bond for unrelated charges at the time of the shooting.

If anyone has information about that night at Greenbrier Apartments or knew Christopher Haynes, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.