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Elijah Johnson was a 13-month-old boy killed on January 14, 2016, in Dayton, Ohio, when he was struck by gunfire during a drive-by shooting while being held by his mother’s boyfriend, Isaiah Smith, outside a house on Arlene Avenue. Isaiah Smith and Elijah’s grandmother, Diana Hicks, were also wounded in the attack. Detectives believed Isaiah Smith was the primary target and that occupants of a black Chevrolet Impala carried out the shooting.

After the shooting, Hicks drove away from the scene and left Elijah and Isaiah Smith at Good Samaritan Hospital; police later found marijuana and a large amount of cash in her car. Isaiah Smith was wounded and has not been cooperating with investigators. Shawn D. Smith Jr. was accused of the shooting; later developments in the case include convictions and prison sentences for multiple participants.

Does anyone have memories of the Arlene Avenue neighborhood or information about the night of January 14, 2016, that could shed light on what happened?