Alvin Hart, a 43-year-old master barber in Memphis, was killed during an outbreak of gunfire at O'Cielo Mexican Bar and Grill on American Way on the evening of Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Reports say a group denied entry began arguing, and at least two people in the parking lot fired into the crowded restaurant. Hart was leaving the establishment when the shooting began and was struck; another man was critically injured in the crossfire.

An unregistered security guard at the restaurant, David Alexander, drew and fired his weapon in response. Authorities say Alexander’s shots did not hit the alleged initial shooters but instead hit two bystanders, including Hart. The Memphis Police Department investigated this as the city’s 219th homicide of the year. The original shooters reportedly fled and remained at large; Alexander was arrested and charged with reckless homicide, aggravated assault, and acting as a security guard without registration.

Hart was remembered in the community as a skilled barber and devoted father and grandfather. Does anyone have information about the shooters or additional details from that night?