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On February 22, 2018, 27-year-old William Dortch was shot and killed in the Berkeley neighborhood of St. Louis County, Missouri. The shooting began after a dispute over a parking spot between two women; one of them was identified as the ex-girlfriend of Lonnell Lewis-Jones, who was summoned to the scene. When Lewis-Jones arrived, the argument escalated and Dortch and two others tried to leave in a vehicle.

As the car drove away, Lewis-Jones and another person opened fire on the moving vehicle, firing more than 30 rounds. Dortch, a passenger, was struck and died of his injuries. A 55-year-old bystander, contract utility worker Frank Langston, was also killed by a stray bullet while working nearby. Law enforcement identified Lonnell Lewis-Jones as a primary suspect and charged him with multiple felonies related to the shootings.

Are there witnesses or anyone with information about the parking dispute or the moments after the shooting who can help clarify what happened?