A night out in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, ended with the death of 45-year-old Garey Sid Cox in the early morning hours of February 2, 2014. Cox was at Shakers Bar on West Broad Street with his fiancée, Naya Wade, when a fight broke out. He was shot in the head while trying to shield his fiancée and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, in Allentown, where he died. Another man was also shot and hospitalized after the same confrontation.

Two state troopers who witnessed the shooting pursued the gunman in the bar’s parking lot and took him into custody. The suspect, 26-year-old Terrence Clarke of Hazleton, was arrested and charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Clarke admitted to opening fire on the crowd during the fight; he had been serving a sentence for illegal firearm possession at the time. Cox was a father of five and had been planning his wedding for the coming May.

If anyone was at Shakers Bar that night or has information about the altercation, please share what you know.