Jeffrey Banks, a 35-year-old African American man, was fatally shot outside the Sky Box Bar in Chicago on November 25, 2016. According to reports, a verbal dispute between Banks and another man, Cleotha Mitchell, turned physical. Mitchell then fired multiple rounds, striking Banks and a bystander, Jerry Buckner. Chicago officers nearby heard the gunfire and arrived as Mitchell fired additional shots at Banks, who collapsed. Officers ordered Mitchell to drop the weapon; when he did not, Officer Page fired four times at Mitchell. Both Banks and Mitchell were pronounced dead at the scene; Buckner was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to his left forearm.

Investigators recovered a semi-automatic handgun with an empty magazine near Mitchell and multiple fired cartridge cases. Forensic analysis reportedly matched the bullets recovered at the scene to Mitchell’s weapon. The Independent Police Review Authority, later the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, and the Chicago Police Department reviewed witness statements, video, forensic evidence, and police reports. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office concluded there was no basis to file criminal charges against the officers involved.

Are there witnesses or anyone who was at the Sky Box Bar that night who can add details about the confrontation and its immediate aftermath?