James Tomlinson was 24 when he was shot and killed outside a barber shop in southeast Rockford, Illinois, on May 18, 2016. Born November 5, 1991, to James Waldo Tomlinson Sr. and Deloris Stevens, he left behind two young children, Jameer Kimble and Sermariah Tomlinson. The shooting occurred in broad daylight; another person was wounded but survived. Initial reports said potential witnesses had not come forward, a point that deeply frustrated the family.

In December 2017, 38-year-old Geoffrey Brown turned himself in at the Winnebago County Criminal Justice Center and was charged with first-degree murder in Tomlinson’s death. At trial, the court heard that Brown shot Tomlinson in the 1000 block of 15th Avenue. On January 31, 2020, Brown was found guilty; sentencing was set for March 16, 2020, with a possible exposure of up to 60 years in prison.

Did anyone in Rockford see or hear anything around the barber shop on May 18, 2016 that could add detail to what happened?