In the late evening of May 1, 2020, the life of 34-year-old Jamaal Cordrey was tragically cut short in a violent altercation at an apartment complex on Reddin Road in North Charleston, South Carolina. The incident, which involved multiple gunshots, resulted in the death of not only Cordrey but also a second victim, 60-year-old Jesse White. White succumbed to a combination of gunshot wounds and injuries from a sharp object.
Responding to reports of gunfire, officers from the North
Charleston Police Department arrived at the scene to find the two men inside an apartment. Their investigation into the double homicide quickly led them to a suspect, Jamal Hassan Doctor, a 38-year-old resident of the nearby city of Goose Creek. Doctor was apprehended shortly after the incident and was found to have sustained stab wounds himself during the altercation, for which he required medical attention.
Following his arrest, Jamal Hassan Doctor was charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of Jamaal Cordrey and Jesse White. In addition to the murder charges, he also faced three counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Doctor was subsequently booked into the Al Cannon Detention Center to await a bond hearing as the North Charleston Police Department continued to piece together the events that led to the deadly encounter.
