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Kush Jitendra Patel

Case from Boiling-springs, SC dated Jun 06, 2021

Victim Details

Kush Jitendra Patel

Male

Black / African American

Boiling-springs

SC

2021-06-06

22

Kush

Jitendra Patel

07/12/2026

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In the quiet community of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, the life of 22-year-old Kush Jitendra Patel was tragically cut short on June 6, 2021. What began as a night of supposed camaraderie with a friend devolved into a fatal encounter that would leave a family mourning and a community in shock.

That evening, Patel and his friend, James Byrd, made the decision to ingest LSD together. As the night wore on, the hallucinogenic effects of the drug took a dark turn for Patel, who began to exp ...
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  • WSAV-TV: Man charged with murder in Spartanburg shooting
  • WYFF: Man arrested in deadly overnight shooting, deputies say
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