In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2018, a fatal shooting took place in the parking lot of Arsaga’s at the Depot on Dickson Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Twenty-two-year-old Trenton Coney, a Black male, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest around 12:47 a.m.; he was taken to Washington Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Investigators say the confrontation began when Christopher Rankin, 25, was escorting a female acquaintance to her vehicle and Coney, a friend of the woman, approached to check on her. Rankin allegedly drew a handgun and pointed it at Coney, then holstered it. A physical fight followed, after which Coney fell to the ground and Rankin stood over him and fired one shot. Rankin fled but was arrested shortly afterward in Fayetteville and charged with first-degree murder. He later admitted involvement but gave an account that conflicted with witnesses and the evidence.

Does anyone who was in the Dickson Street area that night or who knew Coney or Rankin have information that could shed more light on what happened?