On the morning of August 28, 2016, 30-year-old Jesse Ray Rakes was shot and later died in Salt Lake City after what investigators described as a botched robbery attempt. 300 South. Rakes asked for a jump-start as a pretense; when Simon moved to help, the three revealed a robbery and brandished a firearm. Eyre later told police Rakes wanted Simon’s car and intended to steal it.

Simon retrieved a handgun handed to him by his girlfriend. When Rakes drew a weapon, Simon fired, hitting Rakes in the hip. Rakes was found on the sidewalk, taken to a hospital, and died of his wound. Polk rammed his vehicle into Simon’s as Simon tried to flee; Polk’s car flipped. A crowd later looted the overturned car and took items including handguns and Rakes’s wallet before officers secured the scene.

All involved were arrested. Polk and Eyre were charged with aggravated robbery; Xoumphonphackdy faced obstruction of justice. Simon was not charged with homicide while prosecutors examined self-defense and was charged for illegal possession of a weapon due to a prior felony; he later pleaded to a reduced misdemeanor and received credit for time served. Does anyone have information about the moments leading up to the confrontation or the people present that night?