Delford Knight, 41, a Black man from Florida, was shot and killed outside the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 3, 2022. He had been attending a sneaker convention and was involved with friends in betting matches described as a shell game or fraudulent card games. A dispute reportedly began after one of the suspects lost a large sum to Knight; the argument moved from inside the convention center onto the street and became physical.

As Knight tried to back away with his hands up, one of the suspects produced a handgun and shot him. Knight was taken to a local hospital and later died. After he fell, two suspects reportedly rifled his pockets and stole his cell phone and a wad of cash before fleeing. The Salt Lake City Police Department identified and arrested three men in the days after the shooting.

Did anyone at the Sneaker Con witness the argument or the shooting who hasn’t yet spoken to investigators?