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Ricky J Bates

Case from Columbia, SC dated Sep 21, 2025

Victim Details

Ricky J Bates

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2025-09-21

34

Ricky

J Bates

06/23/2026

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In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 21, 2025, a burst of gunfire on Mellowood Drive in Columbia, South Carolina, abruptly ended the life of 34-year-old Ricky J Bates. Deputies from the Richland County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to the 4300 block of the street shortly before 2 a.m. after receiving a ShotSpotter alert.

Upon their arrival, they discovered a man outside a residence with a gunshot wound to his upper body. As they secured the area and searched for evidence ...
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  • https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article312211544.html
  • Coroner identifies victim in fatal shooting in Richland County - WIS
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