A dispute at the Fusion Hookah Lounge on East Independence Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina, turned deadly in the early hours of June 17, 2023. At about 2 a.m., gunfire broke out and four people were shot. Thirty-three-year-old LaNard Dyvion Gaddy of Matthews died at the scene; three other victims were taken to hospitals with injuries described as varying in severity.

Family and friends remembered Gaddy as a devoted father who loved music and had a vibrant personality, and they said his death left a profound void, especially for his young daughter Ariana. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department opened an investigation to identify the person responsible. Two days later, on June 19, authorities arrested 32-year-old Jerome Laricky Planter, a security guard at the Fusion Hookah Lounge, on charges including murder, three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; court records show prior convictions for possession of a stolen vehicle and breaking and entering.

Did anyone who was at Fusion Hookah Lounge that night see what happened or have information about the shooting?