Shortly after 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2026, gunfire erupted at the Jerk Hut, a Jamaican restaurant on Zimalcrest Drive in Columbia, South Carolina. Twenty-five-year-old Tyshon Vogt of Irmo was shot and later confirmed dead by the Richland County Coroner’s Office. Eight other people were injured; five suffered gunshot wounds and others were hurt in a stampede as patrons fled.

Deputies say the shooting followed an altercation in an outdoor area. A security guard reported a fight and that people were being escorted off the premises when an unidentified person fired into the restaurant’s front entrance. Deputies found multiple victims near the front of the building; two were taken to a hospital by ambulance and others reached medical care by private vehicle.

No arrests have been announced and authorities have not released suspect descriptions, motives, or the number of shooters. The Jerk Hut’s management expressed sorrow and offered condolences to victims’ families. Does anyone who was there that morning or who has information about the fight or the shooter(s) have tips for investigators?