A late-night dispute that began inside a lounge ended in the death of 55-year-old Clay Hargrave. Hargrave, a Black male from White Plains, Maryland, was shot and killed on July 26, 2025, in the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE in Washington, D.C. Officers found him unconscious, not breathing, with multiple gunshot wounds; D.C. Fire and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.

A second adult male who was inside a nearby establishment was also struck by gunfire and survived with non-life-threatening injuries. Police identified and detained 46-year-old Charles Mitchell Jr. of Woodbridge, Virginia, and he was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed after a preliminary investigation that included witness accounts and surveillance footage. Testimony at a preliminary hearing described an argument that began inside Georgina’s Players Lounge, Mitchell leaving the lounge with Hargrave following him outside, a fight reported by witnesses, and video showing Hargrave on the ground afterward while the alleged shooter walked away. A judge found probable cause and denied Mitchell’s request for release pending further proceedings.

Are there readers who were at Georgina’s Players Lounge that night or who can share details about what happened outside?