In the early morning hours of September 30, 2023, a dispute at the Sidetracked Saloon on East Avenue in Easton, Maryland, escalated to a fatal shooting that left 23-year-old Antonio L. Smith with a gunshot wound. Officers arrived after reports of gunfire around 1:52 a.m., found a large crowd in the parking lot, and began life-saving efforts before paramedics transported Smith to the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators identified a suspect and the vehicle used to flee the scene. With assistance from the Cambridge Police Department, a Ford Explorer was located and stopped; two people were taken into custody. Authorities say 34-year-old Kevron L. Chase of Cambridge was involved in the bar altercation, brandished a firearm, and shot Smith. Chase was charged with first and second-degree murder, related assault counts, reckless endangerment, use of a firearm in a felony, and illegal possession of a regulated firearm. 32-year-old Chadnee G. Harris of Hurlock was charged with accessory after the fact to murder and to a felony and is alleged to have driven Chase away from the scene.

Does anyone have information about the altercation at the Sidetracked Saloon that night or about the Ford Explorer seen leaving the area?