On December 18, 2019, police were called to Westside Mini Storage at 1717 South Roosevelt Avenue in Joplin after reports of a disturbance. Officers found 36-year-old Joplin resident Jonathan Emerson Powell suffering from gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and died later that day. An autopsy in Springfield determined the cause of death as gunshot wounds and the death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators released security footage showing a black 2005 or 2006 Nissan Altima entering and leaving the storage facility around the time of the shooting and asked the public for help. The probe later focused on a specific individual, with investigators saying a motive tied to jealousy and Powell’s communications with a woman connected to the suspect. Authorities located the person of interest in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, where he had been held on other charges and was returned to Missouri to face homicide-related charges.

Did anyone in Joplin see that Nissan Altima near the storage facility on December 18, 2019?