Rashad Malika Alton was shot and killed on July 11, 2024, on Mountain Valley Drive in Morgantown, West Virginia. He was 21, a 2021 graduate of Morgantown High School, enjoyed basketball, and was launching a car detailing business. He was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital but died of his injuries.

Investigators identified 19-year-old Arnold Johnson III of Montgomery Village, Maryland, as a suspect, saying Alton and Johnson were acquaintances and the shooting followed a verbal argument rather than being random. Johnson fled the state and was sought in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and was considered armed and dangerous during the search.

On August 7, 2024, Arnold Johnson III turned himself in to the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department and was charged with first-degree murder and held without bond. Does anyone who knew Rashad or was in Morgantown that night have information that could help clarify what happened?