On the evening of May 13, 1996, a burst of gunfire in a Northeast Portland neighborhood killed 20-year-old Joseph Littlejohn. The shooting happened about 10:20 p.m. in the basement of a residence on the 3800 block of NE 17th Avenue. Littlejohn, known to some as Peanut, was with an associate when shots were fired through a window from outside; Littlejohn was fatally struck and died at the scene while his companion escaped unharmed.

Authorities reported Littlejohn was known to be a member of the Crips. Witnesses described two unidentified African-American men, estimated late teens to mid-twenties, running from the area after the shooting. Despite that lead, no arrests were ever made and the case went cold; the investigation is listed as open.

Did anyone in the neighborhood know Joseph or see those two men running that night?