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Malik DaQuan Askins

Case from Florence, SC dated Apr 06, 2021

Victim Details

Malik DaQuan Askins

Male

Black / African American

Florence

SC

2021-04-06

24

Malik

DaQuan Askins

06/23/2026

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In the spring of 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in Florence, South Carolina, abruptly ending the lives of two young people and leaving a community searching for answers. On the evening of Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 24-year-old Malik DaQuan Askins, a male, was inside a vehicle when multiple shots were fired, fatally wounding him. Also killed in the violent encounter was 18-year-old Lydia Abigail 'Abby' Thompson.

The Florence County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene to unr ...
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  • Legacy.com: Malik Da'Quan Askins Obituary (2021) SCNow
  • WPDE: Deputies still searching for 2 persons of interest in connection to fatal SC shooting
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