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Case Description
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In the early morning hours of a Saturday in Columbia, South Carolina, a young man's life was cut short, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. Rodney Kendall Francis II, a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot on January 9, 2016. The incident occurred in the 1000 block of Lady Street, a downtown area that had moments before been filled with the usual weekend nightlife.

Earlier in the evening, Francis had been at Club Rue 77. Investigators believe that an argument and a p ...Read More
Victim Details

Rodney Kendall Francis II

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2016-01-09

23

Rodney

Kendall Francis II

12/14/2025