Michael Jefferson Jr., 39, was fatally shot at his home on Rocky Brook Court in the Woodlawn area of Baltimore shortly before midnight on Sunday, April 20, 2014. Police responding to reports of shots fired found him in his front doorway with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Earlier that day Jefferson had been at a cookout with neighbor Brandon Jerome Stanfield, 30, and a third person. After they returned to Jefferson’s residence an argument reportedly began when Stanfield put a gun on the kitchen table, which Jefferson considered a sign of disrespect. Witnesses say the argument escalated, Stanfield shot Jefferson as he tried to flee, continued firing as Jefferson attempted to escape, and later picked up shell casings from the floor.

Authorities arrested Stanfield that night. Officers recovered a gun and shell casings at Stanfield’s home that were reported to match casings from the scene; Stanfield was charged with first-degree murder and held without bail.