Nicholas Davon Cole was 26 when he was fatally shot on April 29, 2023, while working as a security guard at Diamonds of Charlotte on Atando Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina. The shooting occurred about 2:45 a.m. after a group of men tried to enter the club; one was denied entry over a fake ID, which led to a physical altercation. Cole intervened to assist a fellow guard and was struck by multiple gunshots fired by one or more individuals from the group. He was taken to Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center and pronounced dead on arrival.

Police identified 21-year-old Adonis Smith as a suspect; Smith was also shot during the incident and hospitalized in critical condition. Detectives obtained arrest warrants for first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on May 1, 2023, and said Smith would be taken into custody when released from the hospital. The club’s owner, Corey Headen, has prior legal trouble tied to a fatal shooting at another venue he owned, raising questions about safety and management at these locations.

If anyone has information about the April 29th incident or about the people involved, please share what is known with Charlotte police.