In the early morning hours of September 21, 2019, a burst of violence shattered the atmosphere at the Ole Skool Sports Bar & Grill in Lancaster, South Carolina, leaving two men dead and several others wounded. One of the men who tragically lost his life was Henry Lee Colvin, a 29-year-old male from Rock Hill. The incident, which unfolded around 2:45 a.m. at the club on Old Charlotte Road, was the result of an altercation that escalated into a mass shooting inside the crowded establishment.
Authorities later indicated the shooting stemmed from a long-standing dispute, with many of the victims simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Henry Lee Colvin, known to his loved ones as a caring and optimistic man who worked as a welder and had a passion for music and photography, was fatally wounded in the chaotic shootout. Another man, Aaron Harris, aged 38, was also killed, and eight other patrons sustained injuries. Four of the injured had to be airlifted to a hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, for treatment of their serious injuries. The tragic event drew a massive law enforcement response, with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office launching an intensive investigation supported by state and federal agencies.
The investigation quickly led to the identification of two suspects. Antonia Emmanuel Champion, 30, was arrested just two days after the shooting. Shortly thereafter, authorities issued warrants for Breante Deon Stevens, 31, identifying him as a primary suspect in the killings. Both men faced a litany of charges, including two counts of murder each. The legal proceedings that followed painted a clearer, though still tragic, picture of the night's events.
In October 2021, the case against the two men went to trial. The jury ultimately found Breante Deon Stevens guilty of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Henry Lee Colvin. He was also convicted of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature for injuring another victim, along with several weapons charges. A judge sentenced Stevens to a 50-year prison term for his role in the deadly nightclub shooting. His co-defendant, Antonia Emmanuel Champion, was acquitted of the murder and assault charges related to the shooting but was sentenced to five years for the illegal possession of a gun at the club that night.
