Steve Jones, 45, of Homestead, Florida, was shot and killed during a family gathering on November 6, 2016, in the 700 block of Northwest Ninth Avenue. Rankins fired two shots in Jones’s direction, chased him to the rear of the home and shot him in the chest. Jones was taken to Jackson South Community Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.

Rankins later turned himself in with his father, who surrendered the firearm used in the shooting. Rankins confessed and told police he had acted in self-defense, saying Jones had been a bully and that he feared Jones would come after him. He was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and held without bond at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. The case is notable for the disputed narrative of threat and the central self-defense claim.

Did anyone at the gathering know about previous conflicts between Jones and Rankins or have information that could clarify what happened?