On December 25, 2023, at about 7:55 a.m., Garland police responded to a reported shooting at the Chandelier Cafe and Lounge in the 4400 block of West Walnut Street. First responders found 34-year-old Fuad Baranja in the parking lot with an apparent gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries on December 26.

Witnesses said an altercation between Baranja and another individual turned physical and ended with gunfire. Police identified 24-year-old Johnny Lewis III as the primary suspect; he was arrested and charged with murder and is being held at the Garland Detention Center without bond. The Chandelier Cafe and Lounge is described as an Ethiopian restaurant and hookah lounge that had opened in Garland earlier that year.

What information do readers have about the confrontation that morning or about Baranja’s last known movements prior to the shooting?