Jarvis Johnson, 38, was found fatally shot outside a home in the Oak Crest neighborhood of Escambia County, Florida, on September 9, 2023, about 10:30 a.m. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and investigators say he was shot at close range. The sheriff noted the shooting occurred in a public area at a time when witnesses might have been present, yet no one initially reported seeing the shooter.

Johnson’s family described him as a well-known and beloved member of the community. He had been injured in an earlier shooting in May 2023 and had not shared details about that incident; investigators are exploring whether the two shootings are connected. On October 12, 2023, 26-year-old cousin Jerry Foster Jr. was charged with first-degree premeditated murder in connection with Johnson’s death. Family members say Foster had a history of violence toward Johnson, including a prior shooting to Johnson’s hand, and relatives reported Foster had been issuing death threats after the May incident. Witnesses placed Foster running in the area 30–45 minutes after the September shooting.

Did anyone in the Oak Crest area see or hear anything on the morning of September 9 that could help clarify what happened?