[2] The party was an unlicensed event attended by over 100 people, and the venue, Studio 1258, has a litany of accusations of dubious activity, with the city receiving hundreds of complaints in the months before the shooting.
[5][2] The manager of the venue stated that the suspect was involved in several incidents, including bumping into people and knocking their drinks over, while being visibly intoxicated, which led to his removal by security.
Later, at around 1:05 a.m., as the party was ending, the gunman returned once more and opened fire "indiscriminately" into a crowd of people inside the venue with a .357 caliber SIG Sauer semi-automatic handgun.
After being pursued by a venue security guard and police, a suspect was arrested a short distance away from the scene with a handgun in his possession.
[6][9][7] A lawsuit filed in February 2024 alleged that the venue did not have a licence to sell alcohol or host such parties and lacked basic safety measures.