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Joyel Snell

Case from Columbia, SC dated Dec 12, 2021

Victim Details

Joyel T. Snell

Female

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2021-12-12

45

Joyel

Snell

08/01/2026

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On a tragic Sunday morning, December 12, 2021, the life of 45-year-old Joyel T. Snell was cut short by an act of gun violence in Columbia, South Carolina. Snell, a woman from Fort Myers, Florida, was leaving a bar on Fairfield Road when she was struck by gunfire in the upper body. Authorities later described her as an innocent bystander in the incident. She was rushed to a local hospital but ultimately succumbed to her injuries.

The investigation into Snell's death led to the arrests of t ...
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  • https://www.wistv.com: Woman shot, killed at Richland Co. bar Sunday morning
  • Bar owner speaks out after FL woman shot and killed - WACH
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