Denzel Bates

In the late summer of 2016, the life of 21-year-old Denzel DeMarcus Bates, a Black male from Aiken, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On September 21, 2016, Bates, a young father and the owner of Cutting Edge Lawn Maintenance, was discovered deceased in the bed of a Dodge pickup truck on Rushton Road. An investigation by the Aiken County Coroner's Office later confirmed that he had died from multiple gunshot wounds.

The investigation into his death spanned several months and was a ...

Obituary information for Denzel DeMarcus Bates

Investigators identify man found dead in back of pickup truck in Aiken