In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 31, 2018, a night at the D’Classico nightclub on Ellison Street in Paterson, New Jersey ended in gunfire in the club’s parking lot. Parker Sams, 22, of Garfield, was an innocent bystander and new father who was struck during a chaotic exchange of bullets as patrons were leaving just before 2 a.m. He was found wounded by responding officers, taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, and later died of his injuries.

The shooting reportedly began after an altercation inside the club that spilled into the Paterson Parking Authority lot. Investigators say two groups exchanged gunfire from opposite ends of the lot; authorities arrested 22-year-old Ferreie Johnson of Paterson within days, charging him with first-degree murder and two weapons offenses, and said other participants were still being identified. D’Classico later accepted a three-day suspension of its liquor license for allowing the illegal activity that led to the homicide.

If anyone witnessed what happened in the parking lot or recognizes other people involved, please share what is known with investigators.