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Zaire Janyi Franklin

Case from Columbia, SC dated Aug 05, 2016

Victim Details

Zaire Janyi Franklin

Male

Mixed Race

Columbia

SC

2016-08-05

25

Zaire

Janyi Franklin

07/16/2026

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In the summer of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Columbia, South Carolina, over what authorities would later describe as a dispute amounting to less than a dollar. Zaire Janyi Franklin, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot on the night of August 5th. The incident occurred around 10:10 p.m. at the St. Andrews Woods Apartment complex on Wood Court. When Richland County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene, they discovered Franklin unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his up ...
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  • Deputies: Fight over spare change led to fatal shooting - WRDW
  • Deputies: Teen Has Fight Over $1, Kills Man Days Later | wltx.com
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