On October 7, 2021, 44-year-old Henry G. Lopez was shot in the parking lot of La Barrita, a sports bar on Blue Ridge Drive in Greenville, South Carolina, during an argument with two other men. Public reports say Jose Magdaleno retrieved a handgun from a vehicle and shot Lopez; Edwardo Espino, who was driving a vehicle, then ran over Lopez as he lay wounded. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office determined the gunshot wound caused Lopez’s death.

Authorities identified Magdaleno and Espino as suspects and arrested them; Magdaleno surrendered after a standoff with SWAT and deputies in Easley. Both men were charged with murder and were denied bond at initial hearings. In March 2025 the case went to trial; the jury found Jose Magdaleno guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Reports do not include Espino’s verdict or Magdaleno’s sentence, and the reason for the argument has not been disclosed.

Did anyone know Henry Lopez, or does a reader have information about the events that night?