On January 20, 2017, 33-year-old Caesarrae Rapier was shot dead inside a residence at 625-B West O'Bannon Street in Morganfield, Kentucky. Rapier, a husband of ten years and father of two boys, was described by family as a devoted dad who enjoyed fishing, coaching, working out and playing games with his sons. According to Rapier’s wife, who was in the bathroom when the shooting began, she heard gunfire and then saw a man with dreadlocks point a gun at her before that man turned and shot Rapier in the back of the head as he lay on the floor. Another occupant, 28-year-old George Black Jr., was also shot multiple times and killed in the living room.

Police quickly identified and arrested several suspects after a vehicle matching the wife’s description was spotted in Henderson and a pursuit ended with occupants fleeing on foot. Keyontea McGuire of Morganfield, 22-year-old Joevionte C. Sims of Centralia, Illinois, and 21-year-old Clarence L. Smith III of Danville, Illinois, were taken into custody; officers recovered a gun in the vehicle. The suspects were charged with murder, wanton endangerment, and fleeing from police. In September 2018 a Union County grand jury indicted Breshod Everhart on two counts of murder by complicity, with authorities saying physical evidence placed him at the scene.