On the evening of May 8, 2024, gunfire erupted in the parking lot of Parker’s Kitchen gas station on U.S. Highway 52 in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Police arrived about 10:00 p.m. and found two people with gunshot wounds; 31-year-old Evan Dwellen sustained multiple life-threatening injuries and later died at Trident Medical Center. A second victim was shot in the leg and survived with non-life-threatening injuries. The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office identified Dwellen as the deceased.

Investigators from the Moncks Corner Police Department worked with the North Charleston Police Department and identified a suspect the next day. Twenty-year-old Adrian Gadsden Jr. of Summerville was arrested on May 9, 2024, and charged with murder in connection with Dwellen’s death and attempted murder for the other victim. He was booked at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Colton Whitley at the Moncks Corner Police Department.