Matthew Steven York, 19, was shot and killed behind the Cash Wise grocery store in Williston, North Dakota, on the evening of November 10, 2019. Police arrived about 8:30 p.m. after reports of gunfire and found York dead at the scene and another 19-year-old, Parker Haider, critically injured. A witness heard sounds like firecrackers, saw a man fleeing, and later went to aid the victims.

A 17-year-old male was arrested the next morning and was later identified as Ian Zachary Laboyd. He was charged with York’s murder, the attempted murder of Parker Haider, and related firearms, evidence-tampering, and controlled-substance counts. At a January 2020 preliminary hearing, testimony cited a witness and Taco John’s surveillance footage as linking Laboyd to the scene and helping locate the firearm; a female acquaintance said Laboyd admitted shooting someone. The defense asserted Laboyd acted in self-defense, alleging a prior confrontation in which Laboyd struck York and took acid pills, and noted a .45-caliber handgun was found in York’s vehicle though ownership was unclear. The judge found probable cause on all charges and Laboyd pleaded not guilty.

Are there readers who saw activity behind the Cash Wise that night or who remember anyone fleeing the area?