Velonte Barnes was 41 when he was shot and killed on October 26, 2015, during an attempted robbery at a BP convenience store on Monticello Boulevard in Cleveland Heights.

Investigators say the case led to a broad inquiry that identified a 25-year-old, Devon Jones, who was arrested in Western Pennsylvania on January 16 and later indicted on a wide range of charges including aggravated murder, murder, involuntary manslaughter, felonious assault, robbery, aggravated burglary, kidnapping, abduction, and having weapons under disability. Authorities allege Jones and others planned the robbery, forced entry after kidnapping a woman who let them in, then shot Barnes before fleeing.

Barnes is remembered by family as a husband, father, and brother. If anyone witnessed the robbery at the BP or has additional information about those involved, please share what is known with investigators.