Sara Wynette Mutschlechner was a 20-year-old University of North Texas student and Zeta Tau Alpha member who was killed on January 1, 2016, in Denton, Texas. She was driving friends home after a New Year’s Eve party when a confrontation at a red light escalated. According to accounts, Eric Johnson, then 21 and a former Marine, and his companions made sexually vulgar remarks toward Sara and her friends. Johnson fired two shots at Sara’s car; one struck her in the head. She was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.

Johnson was arrested in Arizona on January 5, 2016, and was dismissed from the Marine Corps the following day. At trial the defense said Johnson did not intend to kill Sara and meant to fire warning shots; the prosecution presented evidence that the bullets were fired downward. A Texas jury convicted Johnson of murder in August 2017 and he was sentenced to 44 years in prison. The community and Sara’s family and friends were deeply affected by her loss.

Did anyone in Denton know Sara, attend UNT with her, or witness events that night who can add details?