On the evening of September 8, 2022, a domestic dispute on Devonia Avenue in Lexington, Kentucky, ended with the death of 57-year-old Clarence Edward Adams. Adams, who lived with his daughter and her boyfriend, intervened after the boyfriend reportedly assaulted the daughter. The boyfriend, 32-year-old Steven Smith, allegedly brandished a handgun; Adams backed away to call police but then re-entered the home to try to get his daughter and a child out safely.

At that moment Smith fired a 12-gauge shotgun, striking Adams in the chest. Officers who responded to a call about a disorder involving a weapon found Adams deceased at the scene around 6 p.m.; he was unarmed. Smith was arrested at the scene and charged with murder, fourth-degree assault related to the domestic incident, two counts of wanton endangerment, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

What does anyone in Lexington remember about that neighborhood or the people involved that could help clarify what happened that evening?