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John H. Smith, 20, was shot to death on February 7, 2020, in an apartment in the 400 block of Sherman Avenue in Aurora, Illinois. Police found Smith with a gunshot wound to the chest just before midnight; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Authorities said the shooting did not appear random and opened an investigation.

Investigators say Trevor C. White Jr., 20, went to the apartment with a 9mm handgun and tried to persuade his ex-girlfriend, who was present, to leave with him. When she refused and moved to get him to leave, White shot Smith in the side, killing him. White was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; at trial he was sentenced to 22 years in prison. The court heard that White had no prior criminal history and had been emotionally distressed after the end of the relationship.

Who knew John Smith or was in that neighborhood on February 7, 2020, and might have information about that night?