On the evening of December 3, 2022, 24-year-old Cole D. Coleman was found by police near the intersection of Sandridge Loop and F T Lane in Longs, South Carolina. He died of a gunshot wound; the Horry County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide and the Horry County Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Cole was born May 9, 1998, in Florence, South Carolina, and lived in Conway. He worked in pest control and is remembered by family as having a warm smile, kind heart, and sense of humor. Authorities have released few details about motive or circumstances, and no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified as the investigation continues.

If anyone who knew Cole or who was in the Sandridge Loop and F T Lane area that evening has information, please share what you know with investigators.