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Adairus Franklin Scooter Boatwright-Sligh, 35, was shot and killed outside Studio X on Cumberland Avenue in Knoxville on July 26, 2014. The shooting occurred in the nightclub’s courtyard on The Strip and also wounded four bystanders who were struck in the crossfire.

Surveillance video captured the moments of the fatal encounter. Marquail Anthony Patterson was tried for the killing; he said he acted in self-defense and alleged Boatwright-Sligh, described in reports as a Crips gang leader, had previously assaulted him and ordered a smash on sight. In July 2015 a jury convicted Patterson of second-degree murder and several weapons and endangerment counts. A judge later sentenced Patterson to 30 years, to be served without parole because of prior felony convictions.

Which detail about that night stands out most to readers who followed the case or were in the area that evening?