Waymond Thomas, 36, was fatally shot outside the H-Bar in Iowa City during the early morning hours of October 23, 2022. Police were sent to 220 South Van Buren Street after callers reported multiple gunshots; officers found Thomas with at least one gunshot wound and he later died at a hospital. Investigators determined one bullet struck him in the back and evidence described him as moving away when he was hit.

Court filings outline a series of confrontations that night: an earlier scuffle involved Antonio Scotton and an acquaintance, and after that subsided Thomas and Tramon Robinson approached and accused Scotton of assaulting a woman. A new fight began; a handgun Robinson had was dropped, Scotton picked it up and fired several rounds in the direction of Robinson and Thomas. No suspect was in custody initially; authorities later arrested Scotton and Robinson on separate charges related to the incident.

Anyone who was near the H-Bar that morning or has surveillance footage from the area is asked to come forward with information.