12-05-2025
1 identified, 6 injured in Florence nightclub shooting on Mother's Day, coroner says
Editor's Note: This story has been revised to correct the number of people who were injured with gunshot wounds.
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Florence man has been identified after a deadly shooting at a Florence nightclub on Mother's Day, the Florence County Coroner's Office said.
Melvin Anthony Gibson, 39, died after the shooting that took place around 3 a.m. on Sunday at Qulture Bistro, the coroner's office said. Six other people were injured with gunshot wounds.
Officials said a disturbance broke out ahead of the shooting and that it happened in the parking lot of the nightclub.
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