Adetokunbo Oluwatomi Okunoye, 25, was fatally shot in Lexington, Kentucky, on a September night in 2022 while visiting friends. A recent MBA graduate from Xavier University, he had been at a party on Oxford Circle. He and his friends did not know 31-year-old Lexington resident Woody LaPierre before that night.

Late in the evening the group discovered a companion passed out in the passenger seat of LaPierre’s car. A confrontation followed when LaPierre returned. According to later testimony, LaPierre said Okunoye grabbed his arm and made him feel afraid. LaPierre then produced a handgun and fired one shot at Okunoye’s face; the bullet struck the brain stem and proved fatal. LaPierre left the scene, disposed of the weapon, discarded his clothes, and turned off his phone.

LaPierre was arrested and tried. He admitted to the shooting, saying he intended only to scare Okunoye and did not know the gun was loaded; the prosecution said Okunoye was unarmed. The jury acquitted on murder but convicted LaPierre of reckless homicide; he was sentenced to five years in prison.

Did anyone who knew Adetokunbo or was at the Oxford Circle party see what happened that night or have information to share?