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In the early morning hours of February 28, 2015, a birthday party in Sharon, Pennsylvania, ended with the death of 23-year-old Jaylen Bubby West. West and an acquaintance, Michael Dwayne Bagnall, had a disagreement that escalated; shortly after 2:30 a.m. Bagnall pulled out a gun and shot West. Police found West deceased at a residence on the 300 block of Quinby Street. Authorities said the incident was not related to drug activity.

A multi-agency manhunt immediately followed. Local police, the Mercer County Critical Incident Response Team and U.S. Marshals searched for Bagnall, who was believed to have ties in Ohio and was considered armed and dangerous. He was captured in Pittsburgh and charged with criminal homicide. Bagnall was convicted in 2017, but in 2020 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered a new trial after finding a Brady violation involving nondisclosure of an agreement with a key witness.

Did anyone attend that party or live near Quinby Street who remembers the disturbance that night?