On a May evening in 2016, the life of 22-year-old Antago Jennings was tragically cut short in Columbia, South Carolina. The young man was at the Crossroads Apartments on Zimalcrest Drive when a violent encounter left him with a fatal gunshot wound to his lower body. Responders rushed him to the nearby Palmetto Health Richland hospital, but his injuries were too severe, and he was pronounced dead in the emergency room about an hour after the shooting.
The Richland County Sheriff's Department immediately launched an investigation into the homicide.
The investigation quickly zeroed in on two acquaintances of Jennings. Within days, authorities announced the arrests of 26-year-old Darian Young and 39-year-old Jimar Curry, both from the neighboring town of Irmo. Investigators stated that the shooting was the result of a drug-related altercation that had escalated to deadly violence. Fingerprint evidence found at the scene was instrumental in leading law enforcement to identify and apprehend the two suspects.
Following their arrests, Darian Young and Jimar Curry were both charged with the murder of Antago Jennings. They were subsequently booked and held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. The swift arrests brought a sense of resolution to the initial phase of the investigation, as the community grappled with the violent loss of a young life. Information regarding the outcome of the trial, including any convictions or sentences for the two men charged, is not publicly available.
