On January 12, 2020, at about 12:30 a.m., 31-year-old Lafayette Marcellus Nance Jr. was found fatally shot in the parking lot of the Peach Tree Apartment Complex in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Police discovered Nance dead at the scene and a second victim, 27-year-old Eric Claybrooks, critically wounded; Claybrooks was airlifted to Regional One Hospital in Memphis.

Investigators say the shooting occurred in the eastern section of the complex parking area and involved a single suspect. Authorities identified 32-year-old Marcus Holman of Dyersburg as the alleged shooter. A warrant was issued for Holman’s arrest; he was located in Carroll County, Mississippi, and taken into custody. Holman was charged with one count of first-degree murder in Nance’s death and one count of attempted first-degree murder for the attack on Claybrooks.

If anyone was in or near the Peach Tree Apartment Complex that night or has information about what led to the shooting, please share what is known.