Johnny Campbell, 65, was shot and killed on June 15, 2015, at his home on 33rd Street in Sarasota, Florida after a dispute with a neighbor escalated. The confrontation followed an earlier disagreement and culminated when 64-year-old neighbor Ronald E. Howard returned to Campbell’s residence; witnesses said Howard had initially gone there to apologize but later shot Campbell and another neighbor, Carlos Suarez Jr., 83, in Campbell’s front yard. Campbell died at the scene; Suarez was pronounced dead shortly afterward at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Police arrested Howard at the scene; he was found with a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver and blood on his hands. He was charged with two counts of premeditated first-degree murder, convicted at trial, and received two consecutive life sentences plus an additional 15-year sentence for possession of a firearm. The victims and Howard had been friends for many years, according to court testimony.

If anyone knew Johnny Campbell or was aware of tensions in that neighborhood before June 15, 2015, please share information that might help understand what led to this tragedy.