On the night of July 5, 2024, a shooting at the Bridgeview Apartments in Charleston, South Carolina, left 44-year-old Brian Fokes dead. The attack happened at about 11 p.m. when an officer on patrol heard multiple gunshots. Fokes was pronounced dead at the scene; two other people were wounded and taken to hospitals, later being released.

Charleston police identified 30-year-old Ryan D’Lorenzo Lewis of Charleston as the suspect and the case remains under investigation. At the time of the July incident Lewis was on supervision with SC Probation, Pardon, and Parole following a prior armed robbery conviction; he had been released from the SC Department of Corrections on May 1, 2024.

Fokes worked as a cook at Junction Kitchen and was a father of four. Colleagues organized a fundraiser to help with funeral expenses and to set up an educational fund for his youngest children. If anyone saw or heard anything at Bridgeview Apartments that night or knew Brian, please share what might help the investigation.