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Late on the night of Saturday, January 30, 2021, gunfire erupted on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. When it was over, 31-year-old Maurice Chapman and another man, Damian Thomas, had been shot dead and a third man was seriously wounded. The shooting happened just after 11:30 p.m.

Investigators quickly focused on a single suspect, 21-year-old Jayshawn Malik Johnson of Wilkes-Barre, who was identified as the alleged shooter and charged with multiple felonies, including criminal homicide and aggravated assault. Johnson fled the area after the shooting and was described by law enforcement as armed and dangerous; a manhunt extended beyond Pennsylvania. He was later located by U.S. Marshals in Miami, Florida, and extradited back to Pennsylvania, where he was arraigned and held without bail.

Does anyone have information about Maurice Chapman’s movements that night or who else might have witnessed the shooting?