Timothy Nickelson, a 32-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on December 20, 2020, in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, on the 1100 block of South Homan Avenue. He had attended a party with his sister, Yerica Nickelson, and her boyfriend, Levoid Oglesby-Williams; the three had driven from Wisconsin in separate vehicles.

The altercation began when Timothy decided to leave and his sister demanded more money for gas and tolls. Timothy gave her $20; Yerica then shot a tire on his car. Surveillance footage shows Timothy exiting his vehicle and assaulting Yerica by throwing her against the car and punching her multiple times. Levoid intervened and opened fire, striking Timothy in the leg. Timothy was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Yerica and Levoid were taken into custody. Yerica faced felony weapons charges and the weapons used were registered to her; she had a Wisconsin concealed-carry permit but not one for Illinois. Levoid was initially charged with murder, but Cook County prosecutors announced the murder charge was dropped after review; both remained held on $10,000 bail and faced additional weapons charges.

Did anyone at the party or nearby see what happened before Timothy exited his car?