Salena Claybourne, a 35-year-old security guard for WGN-TV, was fatally shot on March 7, 2022, in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. The shooting happened around 3 p.m. while she stopped to fill her car at a gas station on South Jeffery Boulevard after finishing her shift. Two brothers, Dameonte Watson, 17, and Gregory Watson, 22, approached her intending to carjack the vehicle; according to reports, Gregory opened fire after noticing Claybourne’s security uniform. She was struck multiple times in the shoulder and face, taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, and pronounced dead.

Both brothers were apprehended after surveillance footage captured the incident and showed them hiding the firearms behind garages a few blocks away. Both were charged with first-degree murder, with Dameonte prosecuted as an adult, and held without bail. Claybourne left behind two teenage daughters, aged 14 and 15, and colleagues described her as friendly, thoughtful, and hardworking. The community raised funds for the family following her death.

What details might help explain how the brothers were traced to the scene or who saw the attack unfold?