On February 2, 2020, 34-year-old Tershawn Eugene Kitchen was shot outside Vibez Lounge in downtown Columbia, Missouri, while working as a security guard. The shooting happened around closing time on North 5th Street; first responders found Kitchen critically injured on the sidewalk and he later died of his wounds. A female bystander was also wounded but survived.

Kitchen, a Columbia native born December 11, 1985, was a Rock Bridge High School graduate, employed also at the 3M Company, and known locally by nicknames such as 3 Shawn and 2 Wattz. He was remembered by family and friends as a devoted father and hard worker; survivors include his wife Treale Shaw, children Lauryn, Ariyah, and Kalia, his parents Twila and Sylvester Walls, and his biological father Terry Kitchen.

Police investigated the homicide and announced a male suspect was arrested shortly after the shooting; immediate public updates did not provide full details about the suspect or any adjudication. The lounge management publicly criticized the police response, saying there was insufficient empathy and medical aid for the dying guard, prompting discussion about downtown safety and patrol strategies.

If anyone has information about the shooting or remembers events outside Vibez Lounge that night, please share what you know.