On May 16, 2022, 33-year-old Brandon Joiner was fatally shot while driving along State Route 104 near Haul Road in Columbus, Ohio. The shooting happened in the early morning; Joiner was on the phone with his girlfriend and was heard saying What’s up? just before gunshots were heard. He was struck multiple times and later pronounced dead.

Police say the shooter was Brad Madison, a longtime friend of Joiner. Madison was arrested on May 25, 2022, and charged with aggravated murder, murder, and having a weapon while under a disability. Madison told jurors he acted in self-defense, claiming Joiner had pulled a gun and pointed it at him, but investigators reported no ballistic evidence to support that account and said Joiner’s handgun was found under his body with a full magazine and a round in the chamber.

The case record also notes phone searches tied to Madison for cameras on Haul Road and for how long gunshot residue lasts. What did anyone who knew Brandon or the two men notice about their relationship or movements on the morning of May 16, 2022?