Vincent DJ Vicious V Curtis, a 53-year-old Black man celebrated in Baltimore’s music scene and known as the godfather of battling DJs, was shot in the chest in the early morning of May 12, 2017. The shooting occurred around 4:00 a.m. at the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue and Benson Avenue in Southwest Baltimore. Curtis was taken to a trauma center and died of his injuries.

Police said the shooting followed a dispute that turned violent. Investigators used video footage and witness statements to identify a suspect, and authorities arrested 34-year-old Brandon Harris, also known in the local DJ community as DJ B Easy, later that same day on charges including second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and multiple handgun violations. That arrest was a major development in a case that rocked the city’s DJ and vinyl communities.

What details about the dispute or the moments before the shooting would help clarify what happened that night?