On August 21, 2016, Donald Neal Jr., a 26-year-old White man, was killed after a confrontation that began at the Anchor Inn, a bar at 6712 Calumet Avenue in Hammond, Indiana. Witnesses say the trouble started inside when a 25-year-old man bumped into a woman, leading to a verbal argument between Neal and the younger man that spilled into the bar’s parking lot.

According to reports, the 25-year-old left in his car and Neal followed. The pursuit ended near Jefferson and Locust streets, about a mile and a half from the Anchor Inn, where both men exited their vehicles and fought on the street. During the fight the 25-year-old produced a handgun and shot Neal once in the chest. Emergency services arrived around 3:30 a.m.; Neal was taken to St. Margaret Health in Hammond and pronounced dead at 4:07 a.m. The shooter fled briefly but was later taken into custody by Hammond police. Immediate public reports did not detail formal charges or a trial.

If anyone saw the confrontation near Jefferson and Locust that night or has information about what happened at the Anchor Inn earlier that morning, please share what is known.