Kelly Wilkerson, a 41-year-old African American man from Raleigh, North Carolina, was fatally shot on October 17, 2015, outside the Bill Ellis Convention Center in Wilson during a motorcycle club’s 10-year anniversary event. The shooter, Stephen Maddox Jr., a 41-year-old African American man from Durham, testified that Wilkerson approached and attacked him three times and that he shot in self-defense. Maddox had a carry and conceal permit and was charged with first-degree murder and jailed without bond.

The case went to trial and on July 31, 2017, a jury found Maddox not guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and voluntary manslaughter after less than two hours of deliberation. During the trial it emerged that Wilkerson and Maddox had a history of disagreements; Wilkerson’s wife, Adia Wilkerson, said the men had argued previously over safety concerns during a group ride. Maddox spoke afterward about turning the experience toward anti-bullying, mental health, substance abuse, and criminal justice issues.

Are there details about the confrontation that someone who attended the event or knew either man can add?