On the early morning of December 24, 2023, 24-year-old Markel Quinchez Holland was shot during a dispute at Simon’s Bar and Grill on Clemson Boulevard in Anderson, South Carolina. He was taken to AnMed Health Medical Center and died during surgery; the Anderson County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.

Markel was born April 4, 1999, lived in Anderson, attended T.L. Hanna High School and worked at Mac Bid in Anderson. He enjoyed basketball, pool and dancing. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation and, within weeks, arrested two people: Curtis Nance on a murder charge and Malia Durham on a charge of accessory after the fact, accused of assisting Nance after the shooting.

What details about the altercation at the bar might help explain how the shooting began, and can anyone who was there that night help fill in the timeline?