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Shelton Merritt was 24 when he was killed in Philadelphia on July 24, 2016. The shooting occurred about 11:45 p.m. outside Cavanaugh’s River Deck at Spring Garden Street and Delaware Avenue. Merritt was found with gunshot wounds to his head and torso and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police arrested 23-year-old Xavier Braswell of Burlington, New Jersey, charging him with murder and related offenses. Authorities say an argument that began inside the River Deck club escalated into a fight outside involving Braswell, his cousin Alex Rice, and friend Robert Renfro against Merritt and his companions; after that altercation Braswell allegedly approached Merritt’s vehicle and shot him.

Did anyone see the fight outside the club or have information about what led up to the shooting?