A late-night argument that began inside a downtown pizza parlor ended in gunfire on King Street. On May 17, 2026, 25-year-old Erick George of West Ashley was fatally shot after an apparent accidental brush with another patron inside Gilroy’s Pizza Pub led to a verbal exchange. Surveillance footage and police affidavits say the other man left the restaurant, waited, then drew a firearm and fired several rounds as George was leaving; George tried to run but collapsed and later died at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Two 26-year-old women were struck in the crossfire and hospitalized. Within 24 hours investigators identified and arrested 35-year-old Andre Ramon Nesbit, who was charged with murder, two counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Nesbit’s first appearance was scheduled for June 26, 2026.

George’s family described him as hardworking, a salesman of the year, and a mentor to his younger brother. Does anyone who was on King Street or at Gilroy’s that night have information about what happened before the shooting?