Joseph Charles Johns, 40, was killed in a shooting on May 5, 2024, in a parking lot behind the former Whiskey Junction bar in the 900 block of Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis. Johns was off-duty at the time. Reports describe the incident as a gun battle in the early hours of Sunday morning that left him with fatal injuries.

Johns worked as a firefighter for the Eden Prairie and Eagan Fire Departments. He joined the Eden Prairie department in 2015 and became a full-time firefighter with Eagan in 2020. Colleagues remembered him as kind, compassionate, and dedicated to service. Outside work he was an avid motorcyclist, a member of the Tru Breed motorcycle club, and earned the nickname Miles for long rides across the continental US and parts of Ireland.

Who has information about Johns that could help shed light on his final hours or the events in that parking lot?