Horne's night started off at a club where he met a young lady. After the two got comfortable with each other, the young lady invited Horne back to her home. The next morning, she called a Lyft for her new lover.
According to the Lyft driver, a man who was later determined to be woman's brother approached his car carrying a bat. Julian Tuimauga, who was identified as a Pacific-Islander, was visibly irritated when he asked the Lyft driver for the name of the person he was there to retrieve. The driver answered the sister's name, which set Tuimauga