Ivery Montreat Elliott, a 34-year-old African American man, was shot and killed during an early-morning party at an illegal liquor house on the 300 block of Dick Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was found dead shortly after 5 a.m. on April 5, 2015, Easter morning, and two other men—Brandon Alexander Siermons and Winfred Terell Lesane—were also shot and injured at the same gathering.

Izaak Eugene Bridges, then 43, was arrested 10 days after the shooting and charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of felony assault. Prosecutors Bella Truong and Rob Thompson later dismissed the murder and attempted murder charges in January 2017 after key witnesses became reluctant to testify and were difficult to contact; the state retained the option to refile if witnesses came forward. At the time the charges were dismissed Bridges was serving 18 months probation for an unrelated drug possession case.

Several questions remain about who fired the fatal shots and why witnesses pulled back; anyone with information about the April 5, 2015 shooting or those present that night is asked to come forward.