On the night of July 5, 2020, a shooting at the Lavish Lounge in Greenville, South Carolina, left Mykala Marshay Kala Bell, 23, dead after she was caught in the crossfire of a dispute that erupted near the stage during a performance. A 51-year-old security guard, Clarence Sterling Johnson, was also killed and eight other people were wounded. Authorities described the incident as appearing to be gang-related.

Bell was a single mother of two young children; family members remember her as vibrant and devoted. The investigation led to the arrest of Jarquez Kezavion Cooper, then 22, who was charged in connection with the shooting. Prosecutors said Cooper pointed a handgun with an extended magazine and fired into the crowd; the defense said he was acting to defend the performer and friends after hearing gunfire and did not shoot anyone.

The administrator of Bell’s estate filed a wrongful death suit naming the nightclub, performers Gucci Mane and Foogiano, and the security company, alleging inadequate searches for weapons; that civil case was later settled. Does anyone have information about Mykala’s life in Greenville or that night at the Lavish Lounge?