Derrick Shaquan Higgins, 22, was killed in a shooting at a hookah lounge on Augusta Road in Piedmont, South Carolina. Deputies responded just after 3:18 a.m. on March 23, 2025 and found Higgins with at least one gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and died later that day. A 2021 graduate of Lamar High School, Higgins attended Augusta Prep and South Carolina State University and was remembered by family as someone who enjoyed football and was the life of family gatherings.

Investigators say Higgins was an innocent bystander when an altercation between a suspect and another person escalated and shots were fired. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people in the days after the shooting. Kahan Brewster was identified as the alleged shooter and charged with murder and a weapons offense; authorities say he is also accused of committing a burglary at an apartment complex after the shooting. Two others, Taylor Williams and Mauriceia Petty, were charged with accessory after the fact to murder; Williams was released on bond and Brewster was held without bond.