A dispute over a vehicle in broad daylight ended with the homicide of 25-year-old Quavis Cato, also known as Trae, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On October 10, 2016, Cato was shot in the driveway of a duplex at 1240 S. 73rd E. Ave. His fiancée, Ashley Porter, and her sister witnessed the shooting.

The confrontation began when Cato and his fiancée went to the residence to retrieve a car and escalated after an argument with 20-year-old Joseph Johnson. Witnesses say Johnson produced two firearms and shot Cato more than a dozen times; after Cato had fallen, Johnson reportedly stood over him and fired again. Johnson fled but was identified by three witnesses, located in Louisiana two days later, and arrested. He was tried in Tulsa County; the defense argued self-defense, saying Johnson believed Cato was reaching for a weapon, while the prosecution emphasized the number of shots. A jury convicted Johnson and he was sentenced to life in prison, a sentence later upheld on appeal in April 2019.

Any readers who knew Quavis Cato or have information about the events that day are asked to come forward?