A dispute over a bathroom escalated into a fatal shooting on the evening of Friday, December 1, 2023, leaving 23-year-old Brandon Lewis of Southwest, DC, dead. The confrontation began inside a building in the 900 block of Rhode Island Avenue, Northeast, identified as DC Doors, a non-profit that helps members of the Latino community secure housing.

Surveillance-based police reports say the fight started after another man banged on a bathroom door while 22-year-old Clarence McKnight was inside. When McKnight came out, the argument moved outside and then back inside. Officers allege Lewis punched McKnight in the head at least twice in the café area; McKnight then grabbed Lewis’s clothing, produced a gun, and shot him multiple times. Police were called at about 6:37 p.m.; Lewis was taken to a hospital and later died. McKnight, who has no fixed address, was arrested shortly after and charged with second-degree murder while armed.

Are there witnesses or anyone who knew Lewis who can shed light on what led to the confrontation?