Aaron Justin Soupy Weibel, 34, was killed on the evening of April 17, 2025, after an argument in the parking lot of an Arby’s on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia, South Carolina. The dispute escalated into a physical fight and a 16-year-old shot Weibel once in the upper body; Weibel, a Camden resident, later died of his injuries.

Columbia police arrested the 16-year-old and charged him with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime; because he is a minor his name has not been released. Authorities have not disclosed a motive, and it is unclear whether Weibel and the teenager knew each other before the confrontation.

Weibel was the son of Aaron Stanton Weibel of Camden and Lisa Ann Bell Weibel of Lexington and the father of a daughter, Alissa LeAnn Weibel. Funeral services were held April 21, 2025, at Kornegay Funeral Home’s Camden Chapel; the family asked that memorials be made to the Oliver Gospel Mission in Columbia.

If anyone witnessed the April 17th incident or has information about what led to the argument, can you share what you know?