Eric Jermane Pegues, a 41-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on May 25, 2016, outside the Paper Moon Gentlemen’s Strip Club in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The shooting occurred about 2:47 a.m. in the club’s parking lot as the business was closing. Authorities say Pegues was shot multiple times; investigators reported no evidence the shooting was preceded by an altercation or argument, but they do not believe it was random.

U.S. Marshals arrested 42-year-old Sierras Deshan Cobb in Greensboro and charged him with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with Pegues’ death. Cobb was taken to the Forsyth County Detention Center; bond and court date information has not been released. Separately, Pegues’ wife sued John D. Boyd and Salisbury Ridge Ventures, Inc., operators of the club, alleging inadequate security; in May 2018 a judge entered a default judgment awarding the family nearly $5 million after the defendants did not respond.

The trial for Sierras Deshan Cobb was tentatively scheduled for the following year. Did anyone see activity in the Paper Moon parking lot that early morning or have information about security at the club?