On the night of October 8, 2017, 31-year-old former indoor football player Carl Sims was shot and later died in Spokane, Washington. The sequence began with an altercation inside Lucky’s Irish Pub in which witnesses said another man, later identified as Ricky Tanner, shoved Sims. Bouncers removed Tanner and Sims and his girlfriend left the bar, but the argument continued outside.

Outside, Tanner allegedly confronted Sims and his girlfriend and claimed he was armed. As the couple walked away, turning onto Washington Street from Sprague Avenue, a single gunshot was heard. Sims told his girlfriend he had been shot, was seen hopping on one leg, and collapsed; he was taken to hospital for surgery and did not survive the wound to his leg.

Surveillance footage and witness statements pointed investigators to Tanner. He denied having a firearm at first, saying it was a paintball gun, but police recovered clothing matching the video and a .45 caliber bullet at his residence; he was arrested and charged with second-degree murder with bail set at $1 million, and the charge was later upgraded to first-degree murder. A second person, Payton J. Bradford, was arrested in January 2018 and charged with second-degree murder and obstruction; he was seen with a pistol in his waistband during the confrontation.

Did anyone see Sims, Tanner, or Bradford together in the area that night who hasn’t been contacted by investigators?