Starquan Dwayne Washington, 23, was shot outside Barfield’s Bar & Grille on Highway 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach in the early morning hours of October 18, 2023, and died after being taken to Grand Strand Hospital. Reports say an altercation that began inside the bar spilled into the parking lot; another person was also shot and survived with non-life-threatening injuries. Washington, known as Star, was a Socastee High School graduate and a father who was remembered by family and friends as kind, respectful and generous.

The community held a funeral for Washington on October 27, 2023, at New Direction Worship Center in Loris, followed by burial at Popular AME Cemetery; pallbearers wore red shirts reading Everybody Ain’t Your Friend. Authorities identified a suspect and charged that person with murder and attempted murder; Washington and the accused were described as friends, and the shooting is believed to have arisen from the bar dispute. If anyone knew Star or witnessed what happened that night, please share information that could help the case.