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Zachariah Chaplin

Case from West-columbia, SC dated Sep 28, 2008

Victim Details

Zachariah Chaplin

Male

White / Caucasian

West-columbia

SC

2008-09-28

31

Zachariah

Chaplin

06/28/2026

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In the fall of 2008, a life was tragically cut short in West Columbia, South Carolina. Zachariah Chaplin, a 31-year-old male, passed away on November 12, 2008, from complications that arose after he was shot. The initial incident that led to his untimely death occurred weeks earlier, on September 28, 2008, setting in motion a chain of events that would forever alter the lives of two families.

The night of the shooting, Zachariah Chaplin was at a bar in West Columbia when an altercation be ...
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  • WACH: W. Columbia shooting victim dies a month later
  • https://www.wistv.com: W. Cola. shooting victim dies
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