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That's because he's connected to Brian's fight at the nightclub.

Adam said Brian never sold drugs for Zopound or, as far as he knew, for other gangs.

He wasn't a member of Zopound.

But Adam said Brian would let on that he was connected to Zopound, especially when he got into fights.

Do you think that he was representing himself as a member of Zopound?

Adam told me that he remembered Brian asking him for help with some gang members who were posing some kind of problem for him.

It struck Adam at the time because as far as he knew, Brian wasn't involved in street life.

When you say deep names, you're talking about people who are like deep in Zopound?

Nah, deep in other crews.

Could these have been the guys that he and Willie fought with at the club?

And when Brian told Willie, my people know their people, could he have been talking about Ali Adam?

Adam said he didn't remember when this happened or what the specifics of Brian's problem were, nor does he remember exactly who Brian was asking about, just that they were bad dudes who someone like Brian shouldn't have any reason to be involved with.

Adam did confirm something about Brian, though.

He said Brian would get into fights.

He remembered seeing Brian go after someone at a club.

As far as Adam was concerned, a fight at a club could definitely have led to Brian's murder.

Those threats from the guys they fought with were going to get you?

He would have taken that seriously.

Adam wasn't the only person connecting Brian to Zopound.

Back in 2006, Omar Kelly was a sports writer for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.