A gathering of friends to watch a Philadelphia Eagles game in North Philadelphia’s East Mount Airy neighborhood ended in deadly violence on the night of December 21, 2015. Friends were watching the game inside a garage on the 8300 block of Gilbert Street when an argument broke out. According to reports, one man produced a handgun and began firing at close range. Leotis Martin Jr., 51, was struck in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene. Two other men, ages 52 and 58, were also shot and taken to a nearby hospital in critical but stable condition.

A wounded victim gave police a description that led to the quick arrest of a suspect a few blocks away. The alleged shooter was identified as 51-year-old Bartholomew Nelson and charged with Martin’s murder, two counts of attempted murder, violations of the Uniform Firearms Act and related offenses. In September 2017 Nelson pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime and received a 25 to 50 year prison sentence.

Did anyone who attended that gathering or lived nearby notice anything unusual that night?