On March 13, 2016, 16-year-old Jose Cruz, a Hispanic male, was shot and killed by off-duty Farmers Branch police officer Ken Johnson in Addison, Texas. Johnson said he observed Cruz and a friend allegedly attempting to steal third-row seats from his SUV, then pursued them in his personal Chevy Tahoe while the teens fled in a red Dodge Challenger driven by Cruz. Johnson intentionally collided with the Challenger at Spring Valley Road and Marsh Lane; he then approached the vehicle and fired multiple rounds. Cruz was killed and his passenger, 16-year-old Edgar Rodriguez, suffered serious injuries, including the loss of a finger and a gunshot wound to the ear.

Investigators arrested Johnson on murder and aggravated assault charges. A Dallas County jury convicted the 37-year-old former officer in December 2017; the next month he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for Jose Cruz’s murder and received a concurrent 10-year probationary sentence for the aggravated assault of Rodriguez. The case drew broad attention around off-duty officer conduct and the use of deadly force.

Did anyone in the Addison or Farmers Branch area witness the collision or the moments that followed?