Nigel Scott Alexander Batts, 23, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of August 8, 2021, outside a bar on Peach Orchard Road in Sumter, South Carolina. He was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital and died of his injuries. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office investigated the shooting and identified a 23-year-old suspect, Donta Dowe, described as 6 feet tall, 300 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.

Authorities arrested and formally charged Donta Dowe with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a weapon by a felon. The bar where the shooting occurred was later shut down and declared a nuisance. The investigation prompted questions about the venue’s security, including lighting, visible surveillance cameras, and the presence of security personnel.

If anyone has information about Nigel, the shooting that night, or the bar’s operations before August 8, 2021, please come forward.