Gunshot victim died in surgery

A 24-year-old Anderson man died in surgery after shots were fired during the early morning hours of Christmas Eve.  First responders found Markel Holland with wounds around 1 o’clock in the morning at Simon’s Bar and Grill at 3907 Clemson Boulevard, Anderson.  He was rushed to AnMed.  Coroner Greg Shore said the night club incident appears to have resulted from an altercation between Holland and another person.  The death has been ruled a homicide, and an autopsy has been scheduled.  According to Shore, there appears to be no danger to the public and the incident is isolated.