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On the night of October 28, 2015, two young men were killed in the Bevo Mill neighborhood of St. Louis. James Cobb Jr., 23, was sitting in a parked vehicle on the 4400 block of Taft Avenue with his friend, 22-year-old Haris Hajdarevic, when gunfire erupted. First responders found both men with fatal gunshot wounds and they were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators linked the attack to a personal dispute. Detectives say Cobb had an ongoing conflict with 19-year-old Rey Hernandez over a romantic relationship; Hernandez was dating the mother of Cobb’s young son. Authorities report that threats and heated exchanges had occurred on social media in the days before the shooting and that Hernandez lay in wait before opening fire, killing Cobb and Hajdarevic, who was merely present in the vehicle.

Two days later, on October 30, 2015, charges were filed against Rey Hernandez: two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action. At trial in April 2018, Hernandez claimed self-defense but was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the deaths of Cobb and Hajdarevic.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see the vehicle or persons involved that night who can add details?