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On the evening of March 14, 2024, a shooting on the 1600 block of Miami Chapel Road in Dayton, Ohio, left two teenagers dead: 14-year-old Corey Prater and 17-year-old Javonta Morgan. Dayton police say the shooting followed a confrontation among a group of boys; officers arrived about 7:19 p.m. after reports of gunfire and found two people shot, one fatally wounded at the scene.

Authorities identified a suspect, Michael Johnson Jr., described as a teenager, and a warrant was issued charging him with shooting and killing both boys. The U.S. Marshals Service joined the search, and by March 28, 2024, a reward had been offered for information leading to his arrest.

A separate incident related to Prater’s funeral occurred on March 25, 2024, when two men reportedly followed family members and shot at their vehicle. Daviontay Maurice Travis Hunter, 21, and Thomas Michael Peck Jr., 20, were arrested and later pleaded guilty to assault-related charges; Hunter received two to three years in prison, and Peck was sentenced to 180 days in jail and five years of probation under close supervision.

Does anyone have information about the March 14 shooting or about Michael Johnson Jr.’s whereabouts?