Danny Blackmon Jr., 34, was shot and killed on February 1, 2021, in Cantonment, Florida. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds, including two to his upper torso, one to his neck, and at least two to his head. After he fell, the assailant reportedly fired additional rounds before fleeing. Blackmon’s 19-year-old girlfriend was present and attempted CPR but was pulled away by her mother, Dawn Lucille Sluder, who was later arrested at a nearby convenience store.

Investigators indicted two people in connection with the killing: Dawn Lucille Sluder was charged with conspiring to have Blackmon killed, and Jonathan Taylor Hobbs was charged with first-degree premeditated murder with a firearm. Hobbs testified that he acted in self-defense, saying Blackmon behaved aggressively and appeared to reach for a weapon that was actually a phone; the prosecution said Hobbs fired multiple times, including after Blackmon fell. The jury found Hobbs not guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and he was acquitted and released. The case against Sluder proceeded.

Are there witnesses or local residents who remember the events that night or who can shed light on what happened before the shooting?