A late afternoon argument at the Plush Bar and Grill parking lot in Bessemer, Alabama, ended with the death of 32-year-old Justin DeNorman Groom on March 27, 2022. Officers found Groom suffering from gunshot wounds in the 4000 block of 9th Avenue North at about 2:20 p.m.; emergency crews pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators say the shooting began after a verbal altercation between Groom and 29-year-old Larry James Knight Jr. Both men reportedly drew firearms and Groom was fatally shot. Knight Jr. was arrested, charged with murder, and held at Jefferson County Jail with bond set at $250,000.

What details from that day might still help clarify how the argument escalated to deadly force?