On the evening of February 23, 2019, Jose Munoz, 25, was shot and killed inside the Olive Garden on the Outer Loop in Louisville’s Okolona neighborhood after intervening in a disturbance in the restaurant lobby. According to witnesses and family, the fight began when a small child accidentally bumped another patron and that patron shoved the child; Munoz stepped in to defend the child. Witnesses and family members reported the aggressor shouted racial slurs before producing a weapon and firing one shot that struck Munoz. He was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital, where he died.

Police arrested 30-year-old Devone Briggs the following morning and charged him with murder and tampering with physical evidence; Briggs told detectives he intentionally shot Munoz but claimed self-defense. The case proceeded to trial in December 2023, where the jury acquitted Briggs of the homicide charges but convicted him on four counts of wanton endangerment. The convictions carried a maximum sentence of 365 days; Briggs had already served more time in custody than that prior to his release.

Did anyone who was at the Olive Garden that night, or who knew Jose, see or hear details that could shed more light on what happened?