In the early morning hours of May 2, 2017, the life of 40-year-old Jamol Horton of Ridgeland, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. Horton, a male, was discovered with a gunshot wound to his chest at a residence on Oak Park Road in the Wagon Branch area of Ridgeland. The discovery was made around 6:30 a.m. after a deputy from the Jasper County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the home following a report of a shooting.
Emergency services transported Horton to Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
Investigators with the Jasper County Sheriff's Office quickly determined that Horton's death was a homicide. Evidence uncovered at the scene led law enforcement to believe that the shooting was not a random act of violence. Instead, they theorized that Horton was the victim of a targeted ambush and robbery. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the search for the gunman began, but authorities had not yet identified a suspect. They were working to determine if Horton had any connection to his attacker.
As the investigation continued, the search for those responsible for Jamol Horton's death remained active. In the days following the incident, the Jasper County Sheriff's Office was still actively seeking information from the public to help identify and locate the shooter, who remained at large. By January of the following year, Horton's family, desperate for answers and justice, took action by offering a substantial $40,000 reward for any information that would lead to the resolution of his murder. Despite these efforts, there have been no publicly reported arrests or naming of suspects in connection with the homicide. The case of who killed Jamol Horton remains unresolved, leaving his family and community still waiting for answers.
