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Hoyt Mitchell Jennings

Case from Columbia, SC dated Feb 08, 2026

Victim Details

Hoyt Mitchell Jennings

Male

White / Caucasian

Columbia

SC

2026-02-08

47

Hoyt

Mitchell Jennings

07/15/2026

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In the late afternoon of February 8, 2026, the quiet of a West Columbia neighborhood was broken by an act of violence that claimed the life of 47-year-old Hoyt Mitchell Jennings. A resident of Columbia, South Carolina, Jennings, a man, was found outside a home in the 100 block of Villa Court with a gunshot wound to his upper body. The Lexington County Coroner's Office pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Lexington County Sheriff's Department responded to the incident around 4:40 p.m. and ...
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  • ABC Columbia: Lexington Co. Coroner identifies homicide victim at Villa Court
  • Hoyt Jennings Obituary - Chapin, SC - Dignity Memorial
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