On May 29, 2021, a dispute over a woman outside the Skyzoo bar on Lee Highway in Chattanooga ended with the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Eric Charles Grant II. According to accounts, Grant challenged Kristijian Mrkonjic to a physical fight; Mrkonjic declined, produced a firearm, said you’re gonna die, and shot Grant multiple times. Grant was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries. Witnesses gave police the license plate of a gray Ram truck used to flee the scene, which contributed to identifying and arresting Mrkonjic.

He was charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, tried, and convicted; a new trial was later ordered and the case returned to retrial. The shooting prompted the Chattanooga City Council to revoke the Skyzoo bar’s special exemption permit to operate as a nightclub. Grant graduated from Tyner High School in 2007, attended Tennessee State University, and was the father of two sons, Eric Grant III and Eyan Grant, and two daughters, Emani Grant and Cyniah Grant.

Anyone who knew Eric or saw the events that night is asked to come forward with information.