In the early hours of a late March morning in 2020, the life of 34-year-old Kevin Lamar Pruitt was tragically cut short in Charleston, South Carolina. Pruitt, a male known affectionately by some as 'Big Ham,' was fatally wounded in a shooting that stemmed from a dispute. The incident unfolded on a Sunday, leaving a community to grapple with the sudden and violent loss.
The events leading to Pruitt's death began with an argument between him and another man.
Following the initial confrontation, the man departed the scene only to return a short time later, this time on a bicycle and armed with a gun. It was then that he shot Pruitt in the face. Despite his grievous injury, Pruitt attempted to flee but soon collapsed and succumbed to his wound at the scene.
In a bizarre and dramatic turn of events, the individual suspected of the shooting made a startling reappearance. As law enforcement officials were securing the crime scene, a man, later identified as 60-year-old Frederick Lamont Jenkins, rode his bicycle directly toward the investigation, attempting to cross the police tape. As he approached, he began to shout, 'I killed him,' and 'I killed Ham.' Jenkins claimed that Pruitt had pulled a gun on him multiple times and then requested to be taken to the county jail.
Following this on-scene confession, Frederick Lamont Jenkins was taken into custody by the Charleston Police Department. He was subsequently arrested and formally charged with murder in connection with the death of Kevin Pruitt. The day after the incident, on March 31, 2020, the legal process against Jenkins officially commenced as a murder charge was filed against him in Charleston County. While the initial arrest and charge have been documented, further details regarding the trial, conviction, or sentencing of Frederick Lamont Jenkins for the murder of Kevin Pruitt were not available in the immediate online sources.
