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Alton Hair Jr

Case from Orangeburg, SC dated Dec 27, 2021

Victim Details

Alton Jermaime Hair Jr

Male

Black / African American

Orangeburg

SC

2021-12-27

19

Alton

Hair Jr

07/08/2026

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Alton Jermaine Hair Jr. was a 19-year-old Black man from Orangeburg, South Carolina, remembered by family and friends as “AJ,” a young man whose life was just beginning to take shape when it was cut short by gunfire on December 27, 2021. He grew up in the Orangeburg area and was laid to rest after services held at Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel, with burial at St. Stephens United Methodist Church Cemetery, a traditional farewell that underscored how deeply rooted he was in his com ...
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  • The Times and Democrat: Orangeburg man, 19, ID’d as shooting victim; death probed as homicide
  • The Times and Democrat: Man dies following Cordova shooting
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