A reunion celebration outside Willie’s Bar and Grill on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive turned deadly in the early hours of October 12, 2025. Amos Ramon Gary, 54, of St. Helena Island, South Carolina, was among four people pronounced dead after gunfire erupted just before 1 a.m.; multiple others were wounded as people scattered in a scene described by witnesses as panicked and chaotic. Investigators say the shooting began as a dispute among a small number of people rather than an indiscriminate attack, but the exchange of weapons put many bystanders at risk.

Family recalled that Amos had worked to change course after youthful mistakes, had plans to take his sons fishing that weekend, and had recently bought an engagement ring to propose to his girlfriend. Law enforcement called for witnesses to come forward and expressed frustration that many at the crowded high school reunion were not identifying shooters. On November 14, 2025, authorities charged 27-year-old Anferny Freeman with four counts of murder; he was already in custody on an unrelated machine gun possession charge and had bond denied on the murder counts. Investigators indicated they were pursuing evidence against at least one more shooter.

If anyone attended that reunion or has information about the exchange of gunfire, can you help investigators by coming forward?