Aaron Coty Lowry, 30, was killed in the early morning of June 1, 2014, outside the Lamphouse Hookah Bar on West Third Street in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Lowry, a construction worker and subcontractor from Maxton, North Carolina, was in Williamsport on a YMCA job. Family members said he went by Coty, had a longtime girlfriend, Cekina Locklear, and was the father of two young daughters.

According to reports, a Philadelphia man, Rashawn Jeffrey Williams, came to the lounge upset over suspected flirting between his girlfriend and a group of North Carolina workers. When Williams and the woman went outside, Lowry stepped in because he believed he was witnessing a domestic assault. An argument escalated and Williams shot Lowry in the chest at close range. Lowry was taken to Williamsport Regional Medical Center, where he died from a single gunshot wound.

Williams fled to North Carolina and was located in High Point on June 6, 2014; he resisted capture but was taken into custody and charged with criminal homicide and related offenses. The case later went to trial, resulting in convictions for first-degree murder and other charges. Erica Lambert, Williams’ girlfriend, was also prosecuted for assisting him after the shooting.

If anyone knew Coty Lowry, his movements that night, or saw what happened outside the hookah bar, please come forward with information.