Marcus Thibodeau, 27, was shot and killed in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the early hours of December 8, 2021. He and his 35-year-old brother, James Johnson, had been outside the Diamond Inn on Grafton Street after last call. Witnesses say the brothers knocked on a window seeking re-entry around 1:40 a.m., and that act is reported to have angered another patron.

Officers responded to a reported shooting at about 1:57 a.m. and found both men on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. At the time Marcus died he was awaiting trial on gun charges tied to a fatal October 2020 shooting in Franklin, Massachusetts. Initial speculation about retaliation was mentioned in early accounts.

In April 2022 Worcester Police arrested 37-year-old Christopher Burns and charged him with two counts of murder and related firearm violations. Police say surveillance footage shows Burns fleeing the scene in a vehicle after shots were fired and that the window-knocking incident allegedly provoked him.

Did anyone see the Diamond Inn area that night or know more about the moments before the shooting?