Kavin Johnson, 26, was one of three young men killed in a morning shooting outside the Ahalena Hookah Lounge in San Bernardino on May 16, 2014. A crowd of roughly 60 to 100 people was reported at the scene when gunfire erupted in the parking lot. Johnson was pronounced dead there; two other victims, David Lawler, 21, and Terry Freeman, 20, died later at a nearby hospital.

Investigators described the shooting as gang-related after witnesses reported a verbal exchange involving gang affiliations just before the violence. The police arrested 32-year-old Travon Stokes later that day and charged him with the three murders. At least one of the victims was known to be a gang member, a detail police said may have figured into the motive. Johnson’s mother, Cynthia, called him a mama’s boy and family members urged anyone with information to come forward.