On the morning of August 20, 2017, Michael Alexander Miranda, 28, was shot and killed just after 2:15 a.m. after a large fight outside the Cure Lounge on Tremont Street in Boston’s theater district. Family members say Miranda, a Black man and father of two boys, was defending a friend who was being robbed when the confrontation escalated. A gunman fired into a crowd leaving the scene; Miranda was struck in the head and later pronounced dead at 7:17 p.m. A friend of his was also wounded.

Video from the area and forensic evidence led police to 29-year-old Kiewann Watson of Mattapan. Prosecutors say the footage shows Watson drawing a firearm and firing five rounds, one of which killed Miranda. Watson was arrested, charged with murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm, and pleaded not guilty at arraignment; he was held without bail. Miranda’s family said he was not involved in gangs or troublemaking. Miranda’s organs were donated and reportedly saved eight lives.

If anyone witnessed the fight or has additional information about what happened that night, please share tips or memories.