On July 6, 2022, Robert Thomas, a 27-year-old African American man, was killed in a shooting at the Legacy at Six Forks Apartment Homes in Raleigh, North Carolina. The shooting occurred about 11:30 p.m. after a confrontation between Thomas and 22-year-old Natanael Ezequiel Baez. Thomas was taken to a hospital and later died of his injuries.

The same incident also killed a 23-month-old toddler known as Bubby and seriously but non-life-threateningly wounded 27-year-old Tiffany Claybrooke. Witnesses said Baez began shooting after a fight with Thomas; the toddler was struck while being held by a neighbor’s young daughter. Baez was arrested and charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon and is being held at the Wake County Detention Center.

Robert Thomas is remembered by neighbors as quiet and artistic. Who in the area might have seen the confrontation that night or can shed light on what led up to it?