Drake L. Scott was 23 when he was killed outside the City Limits Saloon on North Main Street in Randolph, Massachusetts, in the early hours of February 17, 2016. Known by his stage names PrettyBoii Shankz and Young Simba, he had just performed during an open mic night and stepped outside when he was shot at point-blank range and suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

Police already nearby for another disturbance heard the shots and arrived quickly, apprehending a suspect near the bar. The man taken into custody was 36-year-old Gregory Wright of Randolph. Prosecutors described the killing as execution-style; evidence at trial showed Wright shot Scott in the head and continued firing as Scott lay on the ground. Wright was charged with murder, assault and battery on a police officer, and other counts.

Wright’s defense raised severe PTSD and paranoia. In January 2019 a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and imposed life without parole. Was anyone at the open mic that night aware of a confrontation before Scott went outside?