In the late hours of a Saturday night in Columbia, South Carolina, the life of Joseph Lanard James, a 44-year-old Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On May 12, 2018, just after 11 p.m., deputies were called to the 2000 block of Smith Street, near Shop Road, where they found James with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. Despite the efforts of first responders, he succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
The investigation into his death quickly focused on a suspect clo
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