SC Planet Fitness knew of criminal activity before 2023 murder, lawsuit claims
The estate of a Coastal Carolina student, who was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Myrtle Beach Planet Fitness in June 2023, filed a lawsuit against the company on Tuesday, claiming it failed to protect its visitors.
David Roldan-Dimas, 20, was fatally shot multiple times in his vehicle at 1049 Glenforest Road on June 19, The Sun News previously reported. Two people — Abdullah Seifullah and Branden Huertas — were charged following the shooting.
The estate, which is represented by Roldan-Dimas’ father, has also named David Card — the former Southeast senior director of operations for Planet Fitness — Sylvan Park Apartments and five other unnamed defendants.
The lawsuit claims that each of the defendants knew there had been “violent criminal activity” occurring in the parking lot at 1049 Glenforest Road leading up to Roldan-Dimas’ killing. Within five years of the shooting, there had been aggravated assaults, weapons violations and other shootings, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit also claims that the defendants allowed Seifullah to loiter in the parking lot in the days leading up to the shooting. Roldan-Dimas’s death, according to the lawsuit, could have been avoided if not for the “deliberate indifference and negligence” of each of the parties.
The estate is suing each of the defendants for actual and punitive damages and is seeking a trial by jury.
Planet Fitness did not immediately respond to The Sun News’ request for comment. A phone number could not be found for Sylvan Park Apartments.
Planet Fitness parking lot murder
Roldan-Dimas went to Planet Fitness on June 19 to meet his girlfriend and her younger brother to work out, according to the complaint.
After Roldan-Dimas finished working out, he and his girlfriend waited in the parking lot for her younger brother to finish. Just before 11 p.m., Roldan-Dimas parted ways with his girlfriend and the brother, and he got into his car.
An armed Seifullah then attempted to carjack Roldan-Dimas’ black Chevy Camaro, according to the lawsuit. During the incident, Seifullah shot Roldan-Dimas, who tried to drive away but crashed into another vehicle and became unconscious.
Officers who arrived at the scene attempted CPR, but Roldan-Dimas died from his injuries at the scene, The Sun News previously reported.
Seifullah was charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and criminal conspiracy. A jury found Seifullah guilty in June 2025, and he was sentenced to life in prison. Huertas, who was accused of working with Seifullah, pleaded guilty to accessory to murder a week before Seifullah’s trial.
What the lawsuit says
In the days leading up to Roldan-Dimas’ death, the lawsuit claims Seifullah allegedly slept overnight in a vehicle in the Planet Fitness parking lot. Seifullah also used the gym’s facilities to shower, according to the lawsuit.
In Seifullah’s trial, footage from inside the Planet Fitness showed him leaving the gym’s locker room after showering there.
The estate claims that each of the defendants managed the area and “had the legal duty to protect lawful visitors and invitees” from third-party criminal attacks. Planet Fitness, Sylvan Park Apartments and the other defendants did not have any safety or security measure in place, the complaint states.
The defendants are also accused of knowing they had security deficiencies prior to the shooting and failed to remedy them.
