Troy Thompson, 27, of Blue Island, Illinois, was killed during a tattoo party on January 28, 2016, at a residence on the 13500 block of South St. Louis Avenue in Robbins. The party’s host, 36-year-old Shamar McGee, asked two people to leave; as they were departing McGee went outside and fired multiple shots. One of the people leaving, 18-year-old Anthony Evans, returned fire. Thompson, a guest at the party, was struck by a bullet that passed through his right arm and torso and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office took over the investigation at the request of the Robbins Police Department. McGee surrendered on January 31, 2016, and was charged with first-degree murder; Evans surrendered on January 30, 2016, and faced aggravated unlawful use of a weapon charges. Both were scheduled for bond hearings at the Markham Courthouse, and remain presumed innocent until proven guilty.

How well does anyone remember the party or the moments leading up to the shooting that night?