Alexis Jaszmyne McKinley, 26, of Fort Pierce, Florida, was shot during a violent confrontation outside the Backroom Tavern in Port St. Lucie on October 11, 2020, and died after being taken to St. Lucie Medical Center. The incident began with a fight captured on surveillance video that showed Ernest Lee Reese, 25, striking another person with what appeared to be a bottle. Shortly afterward, gunfire erupted and multiple people were struck.

Investigators tied a black Dodge pickup truck to the shooting; surveillance footage showed an arm protruding from the passenger side window firing a weapon. Crime scene personnel recovered about 50 cartridge casings of two different calibers. Reese was arrested on aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charges, but his role in the shooting that killed McKinley has not been conclusively established.

In the days after the shooting, three other people were arrested in connection with two vehicles of interest on separate charges, including drug and firearm offenses. A white Honda Civic linked to those arrests had apparent bloodstains and a 9mm handgun. Authorities continue to investigate whether McKinley was an intended target or an innocent bystander.

If anyone was near the Backroom Tavern on October 11, 2020, or has footage or information about the black Dodge pickup or the white Honda Civic, please come forward.