In the early hours of October 26, 2015, a dispute at a home on Fern Street in Royal Oak, Michigan ended with 28-year-old Kenith Tyran Walter of Madison Heights being shot multiple times in the torso. A third person at the scene transported Walter to Beaumont Hospital, where he died later that morning. The shooter was identified as 27-year-old Kirk David Leach, who was arrested the same day and charged with open murder and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Court testimony from a woman present said the confrontation began after Walter made a derogatory remark about Leach’s sister and that Leach fired his weapon at least five times. At trial in Oakland County Circuit Court Leach’s attorney argued self-defense and noted Walter’s criminal history. In June 2016 a jury found Kirk David Leach not guilty of the murder charge.

Does anyone have additional details about the events at the Fern Street residence or the people involved?