Patrick L. Johnson, 38, was shot and killed in the early hours of January 22, 2023. Deputies from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department responded around 3:10 a.m. to the 100 block of Columbia Northeast Drive, just outside the entrance to R&B’s Bar & Grill in a strip mall near a busy shopping area. Johnson was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene; the Richland County Coroner’s Office later confirmed his identity.

The sheriff’s office opened a homicide investigation and described the shooting as an isolated incident. At the time of initial reports no suspect, motive, or arrests had been announced. The circumstances that led to Johnson’s death remain unresolved.

If anyone was in that area that morning or has information about what happened, please share what you know with investigators.