John Arthur Burkus, 31, was walking his dog along the Phenix City Riverwalk on December 3, 2022, when he inadvertently encountered a shooting and was fatally shot. The attack, which occurred around 2 p.m. along the Chattahoochee River just north of the Troy University campus, also killed 40-year-old Darrelyn Harris. Both victims were from Columbus, Georgia.

Phenix City police released surveillance footage of a person of interest seen walking toward the Riverwalk. The man’s mother later identified his gait in that footage, and two other witnesses reported seeing a man in a teal pullover at the scene. Those leads led investigators to 29-year-old Damon Daniels Jr., who was arrested in Columbus, Georgia, on December 9, 2022, and extradited to Alabama. Daniels initially denied being in Phenix City, then said he was a witness, and later admitted to shooting both men, alleging self-defense after taking methamphetamine. He has been charged with capital murder and the state is seeking the death penalty.

Are there witnesses who were on the Riverwalk that afternoon or anyone with additional footage that could help clarify what happened?