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In the winter of 2014, Gregory Leon Johnson, 26, was shot on February 23, 2014, near Joseph Avenue and Grace Street in East Nashville. After being shot his black Volkswagen Jetta crashed into the parking lot of a Salvation Army. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and pronounced dead; the text also notes his age as 25 at death.

Investigators believe the shooting occurred during an attempted robbery and that 21-year-old Michael Dewayne Wright Jr. shot Johnson. Wright was later arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, on unrelated weapons and drug charges and was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with Johnson’s death; he was awaiting extradition to Tennessee. Authorities say there may be a connection between Johnson’s killing and the later death of a woman named Daresha Cole, who was found dead in her car shortly after Johnson was killed, and that additional suspects remain a possibility as the investigation continues.

If anyone knew Gregory, Daresha Cole, or saw activity around Joseph Avenue and Grace Street on February 23, 2014, please share what was seen or heard.