Montrell Jonterius Coker was 21 when he was killed in the early hours of February 6, 2017. The shooting occurred outside the Symposium Ultra Lounge on Augusta Road in Greenville, South Carolina after a dispute escalated into violence. The gunfire happened shortly before 3:00 a.m.; Coker was found at the scene with fatal injuries. A female also was wounded and taken to a nearby hospital.

Investigators identified a suspect and arrested Jalen Contrell Salter; the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office announced Salter had been charged in connection with the shooting. No further details about the specific charges or the case’s legal progress were released at the time of this report. If anyone was at the lounge that night or has information about what led to the confrontation, please come forward.