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Case Description
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In the early morning hours of December 19, 2020, a dispute that began inside a Columbia, South Carolina convenience store tragically escalated, leaving two men dead. Curtis Dinkins, a 37-year-old male, and Corey Smith, 41, were fatally shot in the parking lot of the Motor City Market on Fairfield Road. The incident unfolded around 2:40 a.m. after an argument broke out inside the 24-hour convenience store.

Dinkins and Smith attempted to de-escalate the situation by leaving the store and he ...Read More
Victim Details

Curtis Dinkins

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2020-12-19

37

Curtis

Dinkins

01/10/2026