Aleah Rose Johnson, 23, of Windsor Heights, died after being shot in Des Moines on the night of September 5, 2022. She arrived at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in a private vehicle at about 11:30 p.m. with a serious gunshot wound; the people who brought her there left soon afterward, leaving police to piece together where the shooting had occurred. Johnson was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Investigators say the shooting happened while Johnson was riding in a vehicle with several others. Police identified Malik Deangelo Henderson, then 22, as the person who fired the shot that struck her; he was initially charged with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm as a felon and possession of marijuana. Kha'len Richard Price Williams, then 24, was arrested on felon-in-possession and marijuana charges and later accused of playing a role in what followed.

Before a trial, Henderson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, reckless use of a firearm and possession of a firearm as a felon; prosecutors and defense jointly recommended a 20-year total prison term and $150,000 in restitution. Price Williams entered an Alford plea to accessory after the fact, with the parties recommending the maximum two-year sentence and a fine. Johnson was remembered by family and friends as adventurous, loyal and warmhearted and left behind two young children.

Did anyone in the Des Moines area see the vehicle or know who was with Aleah that night?