Christopher Michael DeLong Jr., 28, End of Watch: August 29, 2026. Christopher was a resident of Lugoff, South Carolina, and was an officer with the Columbia Police Department.
November 4, 1997 – August 29, 2026
A visitation will be held at Dunbar Funeral Home, 3926 Devine St, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, on Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
A Funeral Honoring Chris’ Life will take place at Riverland Hills Baptist Church, 201 Lake Murray Blvd, Irmo, SC, on Friday, September 4, 2026, at 11:00 am, with burial honors following the service at Greenhaven Memorial Gardens, 11020 Two Notch Rd, Elgin, SC.
A full obituary will be posted in the coming days.
Dunbar Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Supporting Officer DeLong’s Family
Two fundraising efforts are available for those who want to support Officer DeLong’s family financially.
The Officer DeLong’s Family Fund has been established through GiveSendGo to support Hannah and the couple’s two young children:
https://www.givesendgo.com/officer-delongs-family-fund
Serve & Connect has also established an Officer Chris DeLong Memorial Fund through its Tragedy Response Program. The organization states that 100 percent of donations to the memorial fund will go directly to the DeLong family:
