Dangelo Akon Shaw, a 40-year-old Army veteran and father of four, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of November 12, 2025, outside Lucky’s Pub on East Gateway Boulevard in Savannah as Veterans Day celebrations wound down. Shaw was working a security detail at the bar when he was shot just before 2:00 a.m. Friends and community members remembered him as a dedicated veteran and inspirational figure.

Shaw served 12 years in the U.S. Army as a platoon sergeant and paratrooper and completed a combat tour in Afghanistan. After facing homelessness while pursuing college, he became general manager of a Planet Fitness in Statesboro and co-founded Heroes in the Sky, a foundation supporting veterans, first responders and active-duty personnel with an emphasis on mental health and suicide awareness. He was known by the nickname Akon because of a resemblance to the R&B artist.

The Chatham County Police Department investigated the shooting and arrested 45-year-old Jeremy Scarth later the same day; Scarth was charged with murder. The community held memorials and fundraisers in Shaw’s memory. If anyone was at Lucky’s Pub that night or has information about what happened, please come forward.