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Kevin Lamar Holmes Jr

Case from Charleston, SC dated Sep 26, 2019

Victim Details

Kevin Lamar Holmes Jr

Male

Black / African American

Charleston

SC

2019-09-26

27

Kevin

Lamar Holmes Jr

07/04/2026

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In the late evening hours of September 26, 2019, a burst of violence shattered the night in Charleston, South Carolina, leaving a young man clinging to life. Kevin Lamar Holmes Jr., a 27-year-old Black male, was discovered inside a vehicle on Dorchester Road with a gunshot wound to his head. Emergency responders rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he would fight for nearly two weeks before ultimately succumbing to his devastating injuries on October 7, 2019.

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  • Post and Courier: Now in its 20th year, vigil offers survivors of Charleston-area homicide victims healing
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