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Colin Brown, 45, was shot and killed on November 28, 2017, inside the Last Call Bar on South Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio. He was in the bar’s bathroom when the shooting occurred; witnesses reported that Johnny Ray Wallace III, 24, was the only other person in the bathroom and that Wallace ran out of the bathroom shortly after a gunshot was heard.

The case went to trial in June 2018 but ended in a mistrial when the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict. Prosecutors retried Wallace, and in June 2019 he was found guilty of murder. He received a sentence of 15 years to life for murder, plus additional terms for firearm specifications and being a felon in possession of a firearm, for a total of 21 years to life.

At trial the victim’s girlfriend testified that she heard the gunshot and saw Wallace come out of the bathroom with a smirk on his face. Brown’s sister spoke at sentencing about the family’s pain and suffering. Wallace’s attorney announced plans to appeal, arguing jurors may have felt pressured or emotional.

If anyone knew Colin Brown or has information about the events at the Last Call Bar that night, please share what you know.