On 32nd Street a group of three men were walking when a pickup truck that had driven by earlier returned, circled the block and came down an alley toward them. As the truck approached the victims, someone in it shouted; the three men took off running and several shots were fired from the truck’s bed. Otis Peoples (victim 1) was killed by a gunshot to the chest. Robert Earl Knight was shot in the foot and Henry Phillip Lucas (victim 3) was struck in the leg.

The truck was described as a newer four wheel drive Toyota or Datsun with possible blue and white stripes, large off‑road tires with chrome wheels and a possible black roll bar in the bed. About three white males were reported riding in the bed and two or three more in the cab. Two of the victims were identified as gang members, but investigators did not find evidence the shootings were gang related and no motive was established. If anyone has information about that truck or its occupants, contact the police.