John Ellsworth Beers, 49, was shot and killed in his north Nashville home on the evening of January 18, 2017. A woman he knew arrived and a verbal dispute followed. During that confrontation a male accomplice of the woman entered the residence and shot Beers. He was found critically wounded by Metro Nashville Police officers and taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he died.

Investigators identified the woman who initiated the confrontation and the male companion as the primary suspects. Both were arrested and charged with criminal homicide in connection with the shooting. Prosecutors presented evidence alleging their roles in the dispute and the subsequent killing as the case moved through the courts.

What information might help clarify how the confrontation escalated to gunfire that night?