On the night of August 16 into the early morning of August 17, 2018, Bartley Brandon Teal, 33, was celebrating his birthday with friends in East Nashville. He and a friend, 30-year-old Jaime Sarrantonio, were shot and killed during what police described as a robbery in the parking lot of The Cobra, a music venue and bar. Teal, the lead singer and guitarist for the band Terrestrial Radio, was remembered as a loving and caring son with a passion for life and music.

Witnesses and police said the two men had returned to the nightclub after a trip to a convenience store when they were confronted by at least two individuals, one of whom was armed. Teal reportedly said it was a robbery before being fatally shot. Investigators noted similarities between this attack and a recent homicide and several robberies in the area, and described the suspects as two young Black men, one with shoulder-length dreadlocks. Metro Nashville Police sought the public’s help locating Lacory Lytle, 24, and Demontrey Logsdon, 20, who were wanted for questioning in connection with the killings outside The Cobra and another homicide.

Did anyone in Nashville know Bartley Teal or see activity around The Cobra that night?