Alvin Motley Jr., a 48-year-old Black man from Chicago who was visiting family in Memphis, Tennessee, was shot and killed on the evening of August 7, 2021, at a Kroger gas station in East Memphis. He was a passenger in his girlfriend’s car when an argument over loud music began with security guard Gregory Livingston, 57, a former police officer. Surveillance footage shows Motley, who was legally blind, exit the vehicle carrying a beer can and a cigarette and walk toward Livingston; Livingston drew a firearm, ordered him to stop, and fired a single shot into Motley’s chest. Motley, who was unarmed, died at the scene; Livingston called 911 but did not render aid.

A witness later testified Livingston had said he had killed people before and wasn’t worried about the confrontation. Livingston was arrested and ultimately charged by grand jury indictment with first-degree murder. The prosecution presented surveillance video and witness testimony that Motley posed no physical threat; the defense said Livingston feared for his life. The jury convicted Livingston of first-degree murder on May 3, 2024, and he was sentenced to life in prison.

Was anyone at the scene who hasn’t yet spoken publicly able to give more detail about what led to that confrontation?