On the evening of August 23, 2023, 18-year-old Izaiyah Lopez was shot and killed in the parking lot of a convenience store in the 6300 block of Rivers Avenue in North Charleston, South Carolina. Calls about a possible shooting came in just before 7:00 p.m.; officers arriving on scene found Lopez with an apparent gunshot wound and he was later pronounced dead. The Charleston County Coroner determined a gunshot wound was the cause of death.

The North Charleston Police Department opened an active homicide investigation and has sought help from the public. As of December 2024, no arrests in connection with the killing had been publicly announced. If anyone saw activity in the Rivers Avenue area that evening or has information that could help identify those responsible, contact the investigators.