In the late hours of an autumn evening in Columbia, South Carolina, a dispute tragically escalated, claiming the life of 31-year-old Paris Lavelle Pralour, a Black male. On October 10, 2020, at a residence on Rosewood Drive, an argument involving Pralour and a woman acquainted with another man, Ra'Keesh Youmans, took a fatal turn. In the ensuing confrontation, Pralour was shot.
Columbia Police Department officers were dispatched to the home just before midnight after receiving a
shots-fired call. They discovered Pralour inside the residence with a grave gunshot wound to his upper body. The officers administered first aid until emergency medical services arrived and transported him to a local hospital. Despite their efforts, Paris Pralour succumbed to his injuries and passed away on October 11, 2020. The Richland County Coroner's Office later confirmed that the cause of death was the single gunshot wound.
The investigation into the shooting quickly pointed to a suspect. Police identified 21-year-old Ra'Keesh Youmans as the individual who allegedly fired the weapon. Investigators interviewed witnesses and collected firearms and ballistic evidence at the scene, leading to Youmans's arrest. He was subsequently charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Following his arrest, Youmans was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
