Alyson Appling-France, 29, was shot and killed on January 10, 2024, as she returned to her Cleveland apartment after shopping at a local Target. She was unloading groceries when attackers confronted her in front of her two young daughters; despite immediate medical attention she was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Surveillance and the prosecutor’s account say three men conspired to murder her. Clarence Bennett reportedly tracked Appling-France from the store to her home while Jamar Skanes and Alontez Beasley waited; Beasley approached her and fired 17 times with an automatic firearm before both men fled. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office says Skanes and Beasley conducted hours of surveillance before the shooting. Skanes and Beasley were arrested on January 26, 2024, and charged with aggravated murder and related counts; Bennett is being sought and remains at large.

What information can anyone share about Bennett’s whereabouts or about the surveillance activity that preceded the shooting?