Aden Dajus Gore, 21, was killed at a Halloween party in Charleston on Saturday, November 1, 2025. The party was at the 930 NoMo apartment complex; shortly after 12:45 a.m. an altercation broke out in a second-floor hallway and gunfire followed. Responding officers found Aden with a fatal gunshot wound and the Charleston County Coroner’s Office confirmed he died at the scene. Another adult male suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg.

Aden was born June 2, 2004, in Charleston and lived in Sumter. He worked at a UPS store and enjoyed fishing, playing video games, and working on his car. Witnesses told investigators that 20-year-old Zaire Christopher Nelson of Charleston had been recklessly displaying a handgun at the party before the fight; police say Nelson fired multiple shots and later arrested him and charged him with murder.

A visitation was held November 8 at Parks Funeral Home and family members set up an online fundraiser to help with funeral expenses. Did anyone at the party or nearby on the night of November 1 see anything that could help investigators?