On the morning of June 21, 2020, 23-year-old Ahmad Popal was shot and killed in the 1200 block of Broad Street, just outside The Scene nightclub in Augusta, Georgia. The shooting followed an earlier altercation; specifics of that confrontation have not been disclosed.

A 24-year-old man identified as the suspect, Terrence Cumber, was quickly arrested and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a felony. Controversy arose when Superior Court Judge Daniel Craig set bond at $4,000 on the murder charge despite the District Attorney’s recommendation that bond be denied. Civil rights groups, including the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, publicly criticized the decision.

What information about Ahmad’s final hours or the earlier altercation could help clarify what happened that night?