On the early morning of July 3, 2022, 49-year-old Earl Beck was at a friend’s home on Woodland Avenue in Mifflin Township, Ohio, northeast of Columbus. An argument between Beck and the homeowner, Robert Burnett, escalated. Burnett repeatedly asked Beck to leave; at about 2:30 a.m. the confrontation ended when Burnett shot Beck eight times. Deputies later found Beck’s body inside the residence.

Authorities say Burnett recorded the shooting on his phone, then threw the gun over a fence, drove Beck’s vehicle away from the property and fled to a family member’s house. About 17 hours later Burnett returned and called police. He was arrested and charged with murder; he has claimed he acted in self-defense.

What details about that night or anyone who saw Beck in the area before 2:30 a.m. might help clarify what happened?