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Damon Rothermel, a 50-year-old white man, was shot and killed on January 31, 2019, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was riding a bicycle on Emerson Street near St. Augustine Road after running an errand for his mother when a stray bullet from a shootout between occupants of two cars struck him. Bystanders attempted CPR, but Rothermel died at the scene.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office originally described the incident as crossfire between two vehicles. Subsequent arrests were announced: Dominique Barner, Derek Hudson, and Christopher Brown were charged with second-degree murder, and Janera Smith was charged as an accessory after the fact. Family members, including his half-sister Helen Ayers, have spoken about their grief and the toll of senseless violence.

What information do readers have about that stretch of Emerson Street or the events that night that could help move this case forward?