Cleave Archie Johnson, a 58-year-old African American man from Alliance, Ohio and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died of gunshot wounds at his home on August 10, 2015. The shooting occurred in front of his house while Johnson and another man, Albert Magee, were drinking beer outside. According to testimony, two men — Chris Burnett and Calvin Johnson — approached brandishing firearms. Magee testified that Burnett smiled and fired multiple shots, hitting Magee in the leg and causing Cleave Johnson to fall to the ground. Magee crawled to a nearby house for help.

After the shooting, Burnett, Calvin Johnson and an accomplice, Corey Campbell, left the scene in a car driven by Sade Edwards; Edwards’ mother called to say Magee had been shot and the vehicle had been seen near the scene. Burnett and Calvin Johnson were later arrested and charged in connection with Cleave Johnson’s death; at trial Burnett was acquitted of murder but convicted of other felonies. Who in the Alliance community has information about that night or remembers seeing these individuals near Johnson’s home?