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Robert Fitch, 24, was shot and killed at a residence on the 2600 block of McBryde Avenue in Richmond, California, on June 1, 2015. The shooting followed an argument with 54-year-old acquaintance Byron Fairbanks after Fitch asked to use a faucet to fill a soup cup while Fairbanks was in the bathroom. Fairbanks emerged with a gun and shot Fitch at close range. Fitch was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries.

Fairbanks was arrested a few blocks from the scene and initially charged with murder. A first trial ended with a hung jury that leaned toward conviction. In a later trial Fairbanks was convicted of voluntary manslaughter; the jury considered his claim that Fitch had charged at him with a fork and asserted self-defense but did not accept it as full justification. Fairbanks, who had two prior strikes, was sentenced to 25 years to life in late August 2017.

Does anyone have additional details about the night on McBryde Avenue or knew Robert Fitch and can share information that might shed light on what happened?