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Michael Arnold Johnson, 36, was shot multiple times at his residence on County Road 578 in Fyffe, Alabama, shortly after 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2014. The local sheriff described the killing as one of the most violent murders he had seen in over two decades. Johnson’s body was taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science in Huntsville for autopsy.

Investigators say the alleged shooter was 20-year-old Ben Christopher McClure. After a manhunt, McClure was located near Antioch on the Jackson–DeKalb county line; a standoff followed when he was found in possession of an assault rifle believed to be the murder weapon. Officers evacuated nearby residents, negotiated for several hours, and secured surrender; a loaded assault rifle with a 30-round magazine was later recovered where McClure had been sleeping. A second man, 36-year-old James Edward Wooten of Powell, was arrested before midnight and charged with hindering prosecution. Evidence was also collected from the vehicle used in the homicide.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything around County Road 578 that afternoon?