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John Kinlaw

Case from Bluffton, SC dated Jan 03, 2016

Victim Details

John Kinlaw

Male

Black / African American

Bluffton

SC

2016-01-03

29

John

Kinlaw

07/09/2026

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In the early evening of January 3, 2016, a dispute in the parking lot of a Dollar General on May River Road in Bluffton, South Carolina, ended in the shooting death of 29-year-old John Kinlaw. A male, Kinlaw was shot in the chest following an argument and died while being transported to the hospital. The incident marked the first homicide of the new year in Beaufort County.

The Bluffton Police Department quickly launched an investigation. Within days, they arrested 17-year-old Kyron Primu ...
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  • WSAV-TV: Bluffton Police Release Surveillance Pictures in Homicide Investigation
  • Man arrested for 2016 Bluffton murder - Fox28 Savannah
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