Derrick Brandon Wells, a 47-year-old Black man, was killed in the early hours of May 6, 2018, outside an apartment at the River Villa Apartments on Riverside Drive in Columbia, Tennessee. Officers responding to reports of shots fired found him badly wounded; he was taken to Maury Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead. The medical examiner recorded multiple gunshot wounds, including a fatal chest wound that caused catastrophic internal damage.

Testimony at trial described the shooting as occurring after an argument in a friend’s small apartment in the complex. A resident, Megan Diaz, said she knew Wells and had given him a key when he needed a place to stay. She identified two men by nicknames—Sleepy and K.B.—later tied to Clifton Donnell Craig and Kavaris Javon Booker. Diaz testified that the dispute involved about a $25 debt and that she heard rapid bursts of gunfire with muzzle flashes near the windows.

Police publicly identified Craig and Booker as suspects. Booker surrendered and Craig was captured two days after the shooting. Court records say Craig’s girlfriend, Kellen Oden, later admitted he returned to her home after the shooting and she was charged for her role in disposing of a gun.

Did anyone in the Columbia area know Wells, Craig, Booker, or Diaz and have details about what led up to that night?