JaKorbin Quinbrell King, 21, was found dead in his Columbus, Georgia apartment on April 30, 2017, after being shot multiple times during a home invasion. The violence followed an earlier confrontation: a group of teenagers had first gone to King’s 33rd Street apartment to buy marijuana, were chased off when King and friends resisted, and one assailant dropped a pistol and a pair of glasses. A larger group returned the next day to recover the firearm. King armed himself with a broken skateboard to defend himself and his girlfriend, and a struggle ended with him fatally wounded; police found his body at about 7 a.m.

Five suspects were arrested. Marquavious Howard, then 22, was identified as the shooter; he was tried, convicted of murder and aggravated assault, and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole. Co-defendants accepted plea deals: Samuel Jones, 17 at the time, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and received a 15-year sentence with five years to serve in prison; Jylonda Jones, 24, who drove the group, pleaded guilty to misdemeanors and was sentenced to two years in jail plus two years probation; Tyler Teal, 18, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and received a 15-year sentence with five years to serve. The fifth suspect, 16 at the time, was returned to juvenile court for resolution.

Are there details about the earlier confrontation or the timeline the morning of April 30 that anyone can add?