Dewayne Leviticus White, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on November 21, 2021, at the Atlantis Restaurant & Lounge in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office listed a gunshot wound as the cause of death.

Moncks Corner police say an altercation at the restaurant escalated and led to the shooting. Authorities identified and arrested 35-year-old Askari Rashad Dash, charging him with one count of murder; he was booked into the Berkeley County Detention Center pending court proceedings. White is survived by his children Skylar and Korbin White, his parents Trennia Brown-White and Wayne White, his sister Paris White, and grandmothers Barbara Brown and Dorothy Mae White. Family members held a public viewing and a graveside service following his death.

If anyone witnessed the incident at Atlantis Restaurant & Lounge or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.