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Case Description
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On the final night of the year, a tragic event unfolded in Columbia, South Carolina, forever altering the lives of a local family. Marion Lamar Berry II, a 39-year-old man, was in his own yard on South Highland Forest Drive when his life was cut short. It was around 10:30 p.m. on December 31, 2018, when the fatal encounter occurred.

What began as a robbery escalated into a homicide, leaving the community in shock. Berry sustained a gunshot wound to his upper body during the incident, an i ...Read More
Victim Details

Marion L Berry

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2018-12-31

39

Marion

Berry

12/12/2025