SOUTH CAROLINA — One person was killed and two bystanders were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in downtown Charleston, according to police.
The Charleston Police Department said officers responded around 2:30 a.m. to King Street near Burns Lane after reports of gunfire.
When officers arrived, they found three people suffering from gunshot wounds. Police said one victim later died, while two uninvolved bystanders who were struck by gunfire are expected to survive.
Investigators said the shooting happened after a brief argument outside Gilroy’s Pizza Pub. Detectives said the suspect opened fire before fleeing the scene.
Police later identified and arrested the suspect as 35-year-old Andre Ramon Nesbit.
Nesbit faces charges of murder, two counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.
The investigation remains ongoing.
