On May 9, 2017, in the 1700 block of Jefferson Street in Anderson, Indiana, 24-year-old Montez McCloud was shot and killed after a domestic dispute. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 6:30 p.m. and found McCloud unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

The confrontation began with an argument between McCloud and his girlfriend of five years, Cheyanne Gosler. Gosler had gone to her friend Hailey Carr’s home, where James Henry Stewart, Jr. also lived. McCloud arrived on a moped and the disagreement continued; a witness said Carr called for Stewart after McCloud allegedly began hitting Gosler. The witness heard Stewart tell McCloud he had something for him, then Stewart retrieved a rifle and fired as McCloud struck Gosler and was getting into her car, shooting McCloud multiple times, including after he had fallen.

Stewart was arrested at the scene and charged with murder. He maintained he acted in self-defense at trial, but a jury convicted him and he received a 57-year sentence; an appeal was later denied. McCloud, known as Tez, was the father of a son and a daughter.

Did anyone in the area see the argument escalate that evening or have information about what happened before police arrived?