Bond hearing held for Charleston man charged in Halloween party shooting death

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A judge is considering whether to modify the bond for a man charged with murder in connection with a Halloween party shooting that left one person dead.

Zarie Christopher Nelson faces charges of murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and pointing and presenting a firearm. He allegedly shot two people at a Halloween party, leaving one of them dead.

Officers responded to a shooting that happened at around 12:45 a.m. Saturday at the 930 NoMo apartment complex on Morrison Drive. Upon arrival, police say they found Aden Gore, 21, of Charleston, dead in a hallway and another man shot in the leg on the property. The hurt man was taken to a nearby hospital and has since been released.

During a bond hearing, Nelson’s defense attorney Rodney D. Davis argued there was no indication of violence in his client’s record…

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