A planned drug deal in Gainesville, Georgia, turned deadly for 41-year-old Cedric Antonio Huff. On June 5, 2014, Huff had arranged to sell a half-pound of marijuana to Leshan Tremiele Tanner. Tanner arrived with an associate, 27-year-old Rodnie Maurice Stokes, who initially waited outside. Stokes later entered with his face covered; a struggle followed and a single 9mm gunshot struck Huff in the upper abdomen.

Witnesses heard a loud bang and saw two men flee, one in a white truck and one on foot with a backpack. Paramedics found Huff outside his West Avenue apartment; he was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center and died of his injuries on June 21, 2014, after weeks in the hospital. The apartment search recovered 3.5 pounds of marijuana, scales, and bags. Authorities arrested Tanner and later captured Stokes; both men were charged in connection with Huff’s killing, and subsequent pleas and trial convictions produced lengthy prison terms.

Did anyone in Gainesville at the time see activity near West Avenue on the night of June 5, 2014?