Deshawn Jermaine Tatem, a 39-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on November 30, 2017, at Sarah’s Pet Spa on Winecoff School Road in Concord, North Carolina, near an elementary school. The Concord Police Department says the shooting began as a verbal dispute between Tatem and another person known to him and escalated into a physical confrontation; Tatem was shot once and died at the scene. Witnesses reported screams and people trying to get into the spa to reach him during the chaos.

The spa owner, Sarah Shoe, has been identified as the person who fired the fatal shot. Shoe said Tatem entered the business while her boyfriend and two young grandchildren were inside, that a fight involved her boyfriend Christopher Gray, and that she retrieved a gun and shot Tatem after he allegedly continued to advance toward her. The Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office determined Shoe acted in self-defense and did not pursue charges.

Tatem, also known as The General in a group called the Yahshua Movement, is described in the investigation as having a history of confrontational behavior and, on that day, allegedly threatened Gray and refused to leave after warnings. Does anyone have information about Tatem’s movements that afternoon or witnessed how the altercation started?