Waylon Willie Bearground, 30, of Lame Deer, Montana, was shot and killed after being driven by his parents to an apartment in Billings in the early hours of November 1, 2020. He had gone to drop off clothes for an ex-girlfriend who lived in the 4100 block of King Avenue East. Before leaving the car he warned his parents he might get into it with someone; they then heard an altercation from an alley and a single gunshot. They found him with an abdominal gunshot and a neck stab wound; he was taken to St. Vincent Healthcare and died of his injuries.

Officers at the scene recovered a spent .380 casing. Investigation led to 37-year-old Benial Davis of Billings as a suspect. Court papers say two women who were inside the apartment locked themselves in a bathroom when Bearground arrived; they reported Davis and his roommate confronted him outside, and that Davis returned admitting he had shot Bearground and saying Bearground had scared him. Davis was arrested on November 3, 2020, after an Idaho State Police trooper stopped a blue Chevrolet Silverado near Coeur dAlene; Davis reportedly told Idaho detectives he shot Bearground and disposed of the gun. He pleaded not guilty in Yellowstone County District Court, claiming self-defense, and the case was proceeding through the courts as of November 2020.

Are there witnesses or additional information about what happened in the alley that night?