On the night of August 27, 2017, a dispute between two rival groups on the downtown pedestrian mall in Iowa City escalated into gunfire. Twenty-two-year-old Kaleek Asham Douglas Jones, a Black/African American man, was shot in the back; the bullet lodged in his spinal cord at the base of his skull. He was taken to a nearby hospital, fought for his life for two days, and died from his injuries.

Police arrested 21-year-old Lamar Cheyenne Wilson of Iowa City as the man identified as the shooter; Wilson was initially charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon and attempted murder. A second person, Donte Ronnel Taylor, was also taken into custody on firearms-related charges. Law enforcement described the motive as an ongoing feud between the two groups.

Jones was a father of two with a third child on the way and was engaged to be married. He had plans to return to school and hoped to open a restaurant. Does anyone who knew Kaleek or witnessed the incident have information that could help fill gaps in the timeline or the events that night?