A long-running dispute between neighbors in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood ended in fatal violence on the night of July 16, 2017. Robert Bobby DePaul, 45, was working on his motorcycle when a confrontation with 69-year-old neighbor Kenneth Hoyle escalated. DePaul and his girlfriend, August Dempsey, were found in a breezeway on the 4700 block of James Street with gunshot wounds to the head and back.

Hoyle was taken into custody after the shooting but was initially released after saying he had acted in self-defense, claiming the couple had tried to climb his fence. DePaul’s family publicly protested the release, displaying a banner identifying Hoyle as the killer and urging charges. Nearly two weeks after the killings, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office charged Kenneth Hoyle with two counts of first-degree murder.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see the argument that night or have information about ongoing disputes between the households?