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A 24-year-old African-American man named Yaphette Johnson was found dead in the driver’s seat of his gold Ford Expedition on the morning of February 19, 2013. The SUV was parked in the lot of the Devonshire Apartments on Vegas Valley Drive in east Las Vegas. The Clark County coroner later ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators say Johnson had parked outside the apartment complex office about 6:20 p.m. the night before. Surveillance footage reportedly shows a man approaching the passenger side around 6:30 p.m., firing several shots into the vehicle, then fleeing. Neighbors heard gunfire that night but no one called 911; a resident discovered the body the next morning. Police described the shooting as appearing to be drug-related.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police identified two suspects, Matthew Johnson, 21, and Brandon L. Webb, 20, and charged them with murder with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit murder, robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery; both were held without bail. It was not made clear if Matthew Johnson and the victim were related.

Did anyone in the area see the SUV or the shooter that evening who hasn’t already spoken to police?