On a summer afternoon in Ellabell, Georgia, a verbal dispute in the parking lot of a convenience store escalated into a fatal shooting that killed 39-year-old Kevin Jermaine Johnson. The attack occurred July 3, 2019, at the Zip ’N’ Foods on Highway 204. Reports say the disagreement turned physical, a handgun was drawn during the struggle, and the firearm changed hands between two men before Johnson was shot multiple times outside the store and again after he fled inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene while an off-duty nurse and another person attempted CPR until EMS arrived.

Two suspects were identified: Wandell Hills, Jr., then 36, and Tavarus Brown, then 38. Both fled but were taken into custody shortly afterward by the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office. Hills was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Brown was charged with party to the crime of murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. In December 2022 a be-on-the-lookout notice was issued for Brown after he failed to report as ordered while out on bond; he later turned himself in.

What information can anyone add about Kevin Johnson’s final hours or witnesses who were at the Zip ’N’ Foods that afternoon?