Willie Fisher, 47, of Elyria, Ohio, was found shot multiple times behind a convenience store on East Avenue on July 6, 2018. Fisher had been employed by Bruce Arnoff to clean up the area around the store. Investigators say the killing was carried out as part of a murder-for-hire plot after Arnoff grew dissatisfied with Fisher over alleged drug-related issues.

Police allege Patrick Gall lured Fisher to the location while John P. Sullivan waited hidden in nearby woods and shot Fisher. The investigation produced a series of arrests and charges connected to the plot; one man who initially turned himself in was later cleared when surveillance showed Gall had used that man’s name during encounters with law enforcement.

The case involves multiple defendants and complex legal proceedings that remain central to the story. If anyone knew Fisher, his work around East Avenue, or saw anything on July 6, 2018, please come forward with information.