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On July 6, 2019, in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood, 42-year-old Crystal Mahlar was fatally shot while seated in a Dodge Durango alongside 41-year-old Joseph Watson Jr. A third person, Willie Brantley, was seriously wounded but survived. Court records say the four had spent July 5 helping the accused move, then drove around that evening after the accused accused Watson of stealing drugs. The group stopped on Henritze Avenue to look for the missing drugs; the accused and Brantley got out while Mahlar and Watson remained in the vehicle. The accused approached the Durango and opened fire, killing Mahlar and Watson and shooting Brantley as he fled. Brantley survived and later testified at the trial, which heard from 21 witnesses and resulted in charges including aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, and felonious assault.

Does anyone have information about Mahlar’s movements or associates in the days before July 6, 2019?