On the early morning of Sunday, December 29, 2013, 22-year-old Jaymar Spain was shot and killed in a municipal parking lot behind the Lager House Bar and Grille on Campbell Avenue in West Haven, Connecticut. Trouble began inside the bar with an altercation in the restroom; bouncers ejected those involved, and about 25 to 30 minutes later the conflict reignited outside. Multiple 911 calls reported a shooting and people fighting. Officers found Spain unconscious with gunshot wounds to the trunk; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. His death was ruled a homicide.

The investigation has been impeded by a lack of cooperation from many people who were at the scene, with numerous potential witnesses refusing to assist or saying they saw nothing. No public announcement of arrests or identified suspects has been made. If anyone was there that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward and share what is known.