PRESS RELEASE
July 5, 2017

SUSPECT IN LAKE CITY SHOOTING IN CUSTODY


SUBJECT: Ahmad Rasheek Nesbitt, age 18, of 307 South Ron McNair Boulevard, Lake City, SC 29560 was arrested Deputies with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office on July 3, 2017 and charged with one count of Murder (S.C. Code Ann. 16-02-010). See FCSO Booking Website for additional details.

NARRATIVE: Ahmad Rasheek Nesbitt, wanted in connection with the July 2, 2017 fatal shooting in Lake City, SC was taken into custody by FCSO deputies on July 3, 2017. FCSO Investigators have charged Nesbitt with murder. At approximately 6:20 PM on July 2, 2017 deputies responded to a call of a shooting on Salters Street. Investigators allege that Devonte Hicks of Lake City, SC, age 20 was shot by Nesbitt. Hicks was later pronounced dead at an area hospital.

Nesbitt is being held at the Florence County Detention Center pending a bond hearing before a circuit court judge. The investigation into this incident is ongoing and additional charges or arrests are possible.

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Major Michael M. Nunn
General Counsel/P.I.O.