On the night of December 24, 2023, 38-year-old Ian Kyle Ravenell of Moncks Corner was killed inside a Parker’s Kitchen gas station on Windsor Hill Boulevard in North Charleston. A verbal dispute between 24-year-old Demetrius Brown and 27-year-old Koebe Huger escalated into gunfire at about 11:15 p.m. Brown is reported to have drawn a firearm first; Huger then produced a weapon and fired, Brown returned fire, and a stray bullet struck Ravenell in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Brown sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Trident Hospital. Both shooters were arrested after a joint investigation by the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office and the North Charleston Police Department. Brown was charged with Ravenell’s murder; Huger was charged with attempted murder, unlawful carrying of a weapon, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information about Ravenell that could help the investigation is asked to come forward.