On the night of March 10 into the early morning of March 11, 2018, a social gathering at a residence in the 2100 block of Carolina Street in Gary, Indiana, ended in fatal violence. An argument between homeowner Bunita Boyd and her ex-boyfriend, 30-year-old Broderick Harbin, began after Boyd took an alcoholic beverage from Harbin. Witnesses say the verbal dispute became physical and Harbin struck Boyd’s arm before sitting down.

Ronald Earl Menzie, a cousin of the father of Boyd’s children, was in the room and — according to Boyd and other witnesses — produced a handgun. Boyd says she heard a popping sound and realized she was shot in the hand; she then saw Menzie point the gun at Harbin and fire multiple additional shots while Harbin remained seated. Harbin sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead; Boyd survived her hand injury.

Investigators identified Menzie from witness accounts and charged him with murder and Level 6 felony criminal recklessness. Prosecutors argued the shootings were deliberate rather than done in sudden heat; a judge later imposed lengthy consecutive prison terms after conviction, and an appeal was filed in 2020.

If anyone knew Harbin or was at that gathering, can you share what you remember about the events that night?