Amanda K. Perkins was 36 and a mother of two, Elijiah and Jeremiah. Her life ended in a violent encounter on the evening of July 14, 2022, outside the Van Buren Emergency Shelter in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. She and 40-year-old Rodney L. Reavish intervened after an argument between Christopher O. Smith and his girlfriend, Casey Johnson, as Johnson’s belongings were retrieved from Smith’s car.

While Reavish was on the phone with 911, Smith opened fire. Amanda was shot first; both victims were found wounded in the shelter parking lot and later pronounced dead, Reavish at 11:07 p.m. and Amanda at 11:11 p.m. Detectives used community assistance and video evidence to identify Smith, who was arrested the next day and charged with two counts of murder.

Did anyone see Amanda, Rodney, or the confrontation that evening who hasn’t already spoken with investigators?