JACKSON, Ga. – On Thursday, October 31, 2019, at around 11 p.m., 27-year-old Nicholas Phinazee Bryan, was shot and killed after an altercation at Waffle House.

According to the GBI, 36-year-old Robert Lewis Henderson, Jr, and 39-year-old Antonio DeMarty Evans were at the Waffle House and had a confrontation with Bryan. Bryan began to use racial slurs towards Henderson and Evans and was asked to leave the premises by Waffle House staff. Evans and Bryan began to fight, this was when Henderson, Jr. fired one round at Bryan.

Prior to arriving on the scene, Butts County Sheriff’s Office received three 911 calls regarding disturbances at the Waffle House. The first call was regarding an irate customer, the second call was regarding a fight, and the third call was regarding shots fired, all of which were within several minutes.

Butts County deputies responded to the Waffle House. Upon the deputies’ arrival, they discovered Bryan who suffered a gunshot wound. He was then rushed to Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth, GA where he later died.