In the early morning hours of November 28, 2014, 51-year-old Stacie L. Lillie was found on East Seventh Street in Lexington, Kentucky, with at least one gunshot wound to her torso following an altercation. The shooting occurred around 12:30 a.m.; a neighbor told media they saw a man fire the weapon, possibly after a dispute over money. Lillie was taken to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital and died that Friday afternoon. The Fayette County coroner’s office confirmed the cause of death and an autopsy was scheduled at the state medical examiner’s office in Frankfort.

Lexington police quickly identified a suspect and, by that Friday night, had a warrant for 20-year-old Martaveus L. Bell Jr. A witness identified Bell from a photo lineup as the person who brandished a firearm and shot Lillie. The case was investigated by the Lexington Division of Police; a grand jury later returned an indictment and Bell was held in the Fayette County jail without bail.

Did anyone in Lexington know Stacie L. Lillie or see activity on East Seventh Street that night?