On the night of October 2, 2022, Brian Billings, a 37-year-old Caucasian man known to friends and family as Little B, was shot and killed inside a motel room he shared with his fiancée and their two young children in South Burlington, Vermont. The shooting followed a brief confrontation at the door with a former neighbor, 52-year-old Denroy Dasent, who allegedly fired a gun, striking Billings; Billings collapsed and died on the kitchen floor of the Swiss Host Motel & Village.

Dasent was apprehended later that night after a car chase and was charged with second-degree murder in Billings’s death; he pleaded not guilty. Investigators say they recovered a pistol from Lake Champlain that they believe Dasent threw away before his arrest. The weapon was tied to Dasent’s wife and matched the caliber of shell casings found at the scene. Dasent had prior criminal convictions and was prohibited from possessing firearms. Family described Billings as a gentle, funny, talented artist and carpenter who loved his children and was loved deeply.

Does anyone have information about Brian’s last evening, his time at the Swiss Host Motel & Village, or the events that led up to this confrontation?