Brian Jackson, a 34-year-old Black man from Detroit, was shot and killed inside A Eagle’s Coney Island on Dexter Avenue near Joy Road around 11 p.m. on July 19, 2020. Surveillance footage and investigators say a man inside the diner produced a handgun and opened fire, striking four people. Jackson and two others — 24-year-old Carnell Watts and 20-year-old Cortney Willis — were pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds; a fourth man, 28-year-old Branden Mosley, survived his injuries.

Reports differ on what sparked the attack. Some accounts describe a brief comment about the shooter’s gym shoes, others say a remark was made about his girlfriend’s legs, while an employee said no arguing was heard before the shooting. Detroit police released surveillance images and, after receiving tips, located and arrested 25-year-old Mickey Dane Douglas the next day; a female acquaintance was also questioned.

Wayne County prosecutors charged Douglas with three counts of first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, weapons offenses and felony firearm counts; he was arraigned July 22, 2020, and denied bond. Did anyone who was in or near the diner that night see something that could help clarify what happened?