A birthday party in Dyersburg, Tennessee, on November 17, 2016, ended in a fatal shooting that killed 21-year-old Shanice Amerson. Amerson, a mother of two, was hosting a party for her two-year-old son when gunfire broke out in the front yard. Seven other people were wounded, including a six-year-old child.

Police say a disturbance earlier that day involved 30-year-old Torius Saville Russell, who returned later on foot, mingled with partygoers and then opened fire. Authorities did not treat the shooting as random. Russell was arrested the next day and later indicted on charges that included first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.

At trial in August 2019 the jury was permitted to consider second-degree murder as a lesser charge. Russell was convicted of second-degree murder, eight counts of aggravated assault and one count of reckless endangerment, receiving a total effective sentence of 50 years in prison for the death of Shanice Amerson and the injuries to others.

Did anyone at the party or nearby that night see anything that could help clarify what led to the shooting?