A landlord–tenant dispute over a $58 electric bill in Louisville, Kentucky, ended in deadly violence on July 14, 2014. James Scott Tolle, 49, was shot once in the chest at the Manor Brook Apartment complex on Fegenbush Lane and died of that wound. Tolle had disconnected electricity to his tenant, 54-year-old Anthony Jecker, after the bill was not paid, and the disconnection led to a heated argument that culminated in the shooting.

Police say Jecker attempted to dispose of the firearm after the shooting; he was arrested soon afterward and charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence. Jecker claimed self-defense in court but later entered a plea that resulted in a 25-year sentence for murder and a consecutive five-year term for tampering. Tolle’s brother described the killing as a senseless murder and the family was deeply affected.

Did anyone who knew Tolle or Jecker at Manor Brook notice tensions between them before July 14, 2014?