On the evening of August 19, 2015, a celebratory crowd outside the Boys & Girls Club on Genesee Street in Rochester, New York, was struck by a drive‑by shooting. A vehicle drove past and an AK-47 assault rifle was used to fire more than 20 rounds into people gathered after a community basketball game. Twenty‑five‑year‑old Johnny Johnson was one of three young men killed; 19‑year‑old Raekwon Manigault and 17‑year‑old Jonah Barley also died and four others were wounded.

Investigators linked the attack to gang activity and identified three alleged occupants of the shooting vehicle: Johnny Blackshell Jr., Jalen Everett, and Michael Mathis Jr. Prosecutors said the assault targeted a rival group and named the Maroon Goons in charging papers. Johnny Blackshell Jr. was convicted in June 2016 of three counts of first‑degree murder and related assault and weapons charges and received life without parole; he also pleaded guilty in a separate federal robbery case tied to the incident. Everett and Mathis Jr. were later acquitted of the shooting charges; Everett had an initial conviction overturned and was acquitted at retrial.

If anyone knew Johnny Johnson, or was at the Boys & Girls Club that night, please share information that could shed light on what happened.