On a cold Saturday morning in Columbia, South Carolina, the life of 29-year-old Darren D. Calhoun was tragically cut short. On January 19, 2019, police responded to a call of shots fired at the North Pointe Estates on Ripplemeyer Avenue shortly before 10 a.m. Upon arrival, they discovered Calhoun with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was rushed to a local hospital, but his injuries proved fatal, and he was pronounced dead at 10:15 a.m.
An autopsy later confirmed that the cause of death was the gunshot wound. The incident was described by investigators as being domestic-related.
The investigation into the shooting quickly led to a suspect. Later that same night, 33-year-old Roderick Cornelius was apprehended on Bon Air Drive by the Columbia Police Department with the assistance of a U.S. Marshals Task Force. Following his arrest, Cornelius was charged with murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony.
While the initial arrest and charges were publicly reported, details regarding the subsequent legal proceedings, including a trial or conviction of Roderick Cornelius in connection with the death of Darren Calhoun, are not available in the online sources. The narrative of that tragic day ends with the arrest of the suspect, leaving the final chapter of the legal story untold in the public domain.
