Akime Casey, a 23-year-old resident of Tampa, Florida, was killed on June 9, 2014, after an altercation at a social gathering at an apartment on Sims Inlet Road. According to witnesses, the argument involved Nathaniel R. O’Neal, then 19, and arose over a woman at the gathering. Witnesses said Casey grabbed a closed pocket knife and put it in his pocket, then walked outside; O’Neal followed with a firearm. Moments later gunshots were heard and Casey was found dead in the apartment complex courtyard.

Nathaniel O’Neal was arrested and charged with first-degree murder with a firearm. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Defense claims during trial included alleged insufficient evidence and contradictory witness statements; prosecutors argued the motive was O’Neal’s anger over perceived disrespect. Post-conviction efforts by O’Neal’s legal team to secure a new trial have been denied.

Are there witnesses or others who remember the night on Sims Inlet Road and can add details about what happened?