In the early morning hours of December 27, 2020, Brandon Thomas Lee, a 30-year-old White man from Knoxville, Tennessee, was shot and killed in the parking lot of Billiards and Brews on Unicorn Drive. The dispute began inside the bar and, according to court testimony, escalated after Landon Hank Black, then 25, became angered when he saw Lee talking with his cousin’s former girlfriend. As Lee walked toward his truck, Black fired a single shot that struck him in the heart.

The Knoxville Police Department found Lee at about 2:20 a.m.; he was taken to a hospital and later died of his injuries. Black fled the state and was later captured in Los Angeles and returned to Tennessee. He ultimately pleaded guilty on January 24, 2022, to second-degree murder and received a 25-year sentence, with eligibility for release after serving 85 percent of the term.

Is there anyone who knew Brandon or who was at Billiards and Brews that night who can share what they saw?