A late-night dispute at a neighborhood bar in East Germantown ended in a fatal shooting on January 16, 2017. Christopher Michael Johnson, 44, manager of Sharon’s Little Spot Bar on Boyer Street, was shot during an argument with the bar’s security guard. The disagreement moved from the main bar area into a back room, where 28-year-old security guard Edward Morgan, armed and in uniform, fired multiple shots, striking Johnson twice in the torso and once in the leg.

Johnson was still conscious and able to speak with police when officers arrived just before 11 p.m. He was taken to a nearby hospital and died shortly afterward. Witnesses questioned at the scene included a female bartender and a customer. Edward Morgan was taken into custody and charged with murder and related offenses; the motive for the argument was not immediately clear.

Does anyone who worked at Sharon’s Little Spot or was in East Germantown that night have details about what sparked the argument?