Ernest Edwards, 34, of Springfield, Ohio, was shot and killed on January 26, 2013 while trying to exit through the back door of the Nite Owl bar after a fight inside. He was not involved in the altercation but was struck multiple times, including in the chest, and was pronounced dead at the scene. He is survived by his wife, Alicia, and a son.

Police identified Julian A. Johnson as a suspect several days after the shooting. Investigators say Johnson retrieved a semiautomatic handgun from his car and began firing at the bar’s back door. U.S. Marshals arrested Johnson in March 2013; he later pleaded and was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading to involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence. Walter Baker Jr. was also implicated and was arrested nearly seven years later on a complicity to murder charge; he pleaded not guilty and was held without bond.

Witness cooperation was reported as a challenge in the investigation. Does anyone have information about that night at the Nite Owl or knew Ernest Edwards?