In the late summer of 2018, the life of 22-year-old Rockeiem Young was tragically cut short. A young man from the Longs community in Horry County, South Carolina, he was found deceased on September 26, 2018. The discovery was made in a ditch, and it was soon determined by the coroner that he had sustained a fatal gunshot wound. His death was classified as a homicide, marking a violent end to a young life.
Rockeiem, a male, was a father to a daughter. His family, including his mother, father, several brothers and sisters, and grandparents, were left to mourn his sudden and violent loss. An obituary remembered him and noted that his burial would take place in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina. The community was left with the unsettling reality of a young man being gunned down and left in such a manner.
The circumstances surrounding his death prompted an investigation by law enforcement. However, information regarding any persons of interest, suspects, or arrests in connection with the homicide has not been publicly detailed in the years following the incident. The case remains a painful memory for his loved ones, with the narrative of who was responsible for his death, and the events that led to him being found in the ditch that September day, remaining untold.
