Markeith Wright, a 22-year-old Black man, was killed in the early hours of February 6, 2022, in downtown Savannah, Georgia, after gunfire broke out near the intersection of Congress and Drayton streets. Officers patrolling nearby around 3 a.m. heard the shots, ran toward the sound and found Wright in the street with a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital and did not survive. The shooting happened in one of the city’s busiest nightlife areas, turning a crowded entertainment district into a homicide scene before dawn.

Initial public updates did not set out a motive or identify a suspect, and investigators said the circumstances were still being pieced together. A later development named a suspect: Savannah police said 19-year-old Diego Gonzales was arrested during a traffic stop in Jasper County, South Carolina, after deputies encountered a vehicle linked to him and he was wanted for murder in connection with the February 6 killing. What additional information about the events that night or witnesses can readers share?