A fatal shooting outside Cru Lounge in Northwood, West Palm Beach, on July 21, 2024, left 32-year-old Robert Milton dead in the early morning as the bar was closing. Witnesses and surveillance show Milton involved in a physical fight in which he punched another man; a third person, identified as 22-year-old Kevin Datus, then approached and opened fire. Shotspotter recorded 20 shots in two bursts and police recovered 18 shell casings at the scene.

Datus went to the police station claiming to have information and admitted his role upon arrival. Officers found a handgun and a cell phone near the scene; Datus returned to the station to retrieve the phone and was arrested and booked on second-degree murder charges. Milton’s brother said Milton ran a security guard business, worked as a guard, and normally kept a gun in his BMW SUV, though no round was chambered at the time.

Surveillance footage and the Shotspotter data were key to reconstructing what happened. Does anyone have information about the events outside Cru Lounge that morning or the people involved?