Security Guard Shot, Killed at Mexican Restaurant

A security guard at a restaurant and bar in St. Andrews died after a man shot him Saturday night, according to deputies. 

Jimmy Moti, 42, of West Columbia died Sunday morning in the hospital from complications of a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts. 

Deputies say Moti and another security guard refused to let three black men into El Toro Mexican Bar and Grill Saturday night around 11:30 p.m. after questioning the authenticity of one man's ID. 

The man got into an argument with the guard, deputies say. All three men got into a car and started to drive off, when one man started shooting at the guards. 

Moti was taken to the hospital, deputies say. He died around 1 a.m. Sunday, Watts said. 

Deputies say the men were driving a black, older-model Mercury Marquis.

Anyone with information about the incident or the men should call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.