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Bertrand Troy Ganaway III

Case from Columbia, SC dated May 21, 2022

Victim Details

Bertrand Troy Ganaway III

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2022-05-21

17

Bertrand

Troy Ganaway III

07/06/2026

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In the spring of what should have been a season of celebration, the life of 17-year-old Bertrand Troy Ganaway III was tragically cut short. A senior at Eau Claire High School in Columbia, South Carolina, he was just a week away from his graduation. On the afternoon of Saturday, May 21, 2022, the promise of his future was extinguished by an act of gun violence.

Around 5 p.m. that day, deputies from the Richland County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to the 300 block of Saddletrail Roa ...
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  • wltx.com: Teen killed in Saturday afternoon Richland County shooting identified
  • wltx.com: Columbia-area shooting leaves one teen dead, another injured on Saturday
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    I’ve been thinking about the graduation ceremony at Eau Claire High School where they left a seat ... ...Read More
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