Everett Lawrence Harper, 65, was found inside a room at the Knights Inn on Lincoln Way West in South Bend on October 21, 2017, after multiple reports of gunfire. Police discovered Harper with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses told investigators four people were in the motel room when an argument broke out between Harper and 30-year-old Antoine Jefferson. The argument allegedly escalated and Jefferson reportedly drew a handgun and shot Harper multiple times. Two men, Jefferson and 31-year-old Adrian Evans, then left the motel in a blue-green van.

Evans was arrested that night; Jefferson was taken into custody the next afternoon after a warrant was issued. Jefferson was charged with murder; Evans faced a charge of assisting a criminal for allegedly driving Jefferson away. Court documents say a witness blamed the dispute on Harper being intoxicated and refusing to be quiet, and include statements that Jefferson admitted to a family member he shot Harper while Evans told investigators he was present and drove Jefferson away.

Did anyone know Everett Harper or have information about the events at the Knights Inn that afternoon?