On the night of September 25, 2016, 21-year-old John T. Morrow was inside Club Kilimanjaro in north Nashville when an argument with another man escalated into gunfire. Marcus Perry, later identified as the other man, opened fire and struck Morrow. A 38-year-old bystander, Abdinasir Jimale, was also hit and both men died of their injuries.

Police investigated and arrested 38-year-old Marcus Perry. He was charged with first-degree premeditated murder in both deaths, an additional count of first-degree felony murder for Jimale’s death, and being a felon in possession of a handgun. The jury found Perry guilty on all counts, and he was sentenced to two automatic life terms. The nightclub, described as having a history of violence, was closed and later demolished.