Just a few comments. The details are starting to come out now. It seems Mr. Great for so many people, aka PROOF, was really a scumbag and managed to undue any good he'd ever done.
Guy 1 = PROOF (armed with pistol)
Guy 2 = Keith Bender (unarmed, US Army Veteran)
Guy 3 = Mario Etheridge (Bender's cousin, armed with a pistol)
Guy 1 and Guy 2 have altercation over a game of pool. Guy 1 pistol whips Guy 2, then shoots him in the head. Guy 3 shoots Proof 3x in the head and once in the chest.
IMO, PROOF is just another scumbag thug and got what he deserved. The fact that he is black or a rapper is completely irrelevant.
On a side bar, there was another shootout at another club frequented by rappers last night. The C-Note in Detroit.
I'm not generalizing here; I'm sure it's a coincidence. Validation? I think Vince Neil should still be in jail...