Phillip Jerome Huggins, 32, was killed on the evening of June 11, 2021, on Bucksport Road in Conway, South Carolina. Known to friends and family as Pablo Juan, Huggins was a 2008 graduate of Conway High School, had attended Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Bucksport growing up, and was a father to five children.

Reports say an altercation escalated that night; Huggins was reportedly beaten with a contractor’s level and then shot. He was taken to Conway Medical Center and later died, the Horry County Coroner’s office confirmed. On June 12, 2021, law enforcement arrested John Edward Brown Jr., a Conway resident, and charged him with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Authorities have not released a motive for the assault.

Did anyone in the community know Huggins or witness events on Bucksport Road that night and can share information?