Jeffery L. Johnson, 40, was shot and killed in Erie, Pennsylvania, on September 22, 2023. He was leaving a business on the 1800 block of State Street when a red SUV approached and several shots were fired from the vehicle. Johnson was struck and died on a sidewalk on East 17th Street between State and French Streets.

Investigators identified Defonta Butler as a suspect and arrested him in Meadville about 18 hours after the shooting. Prosecutors say the attack grew out of a long-standing grudge: Johnson had been previously found guilty of shooting Butler in 2015. Authorities allege Butler stalked Johnson for roughly 90 minutes before the encounter and that eight shots were fired, two striking the victim. Evidence reported in the case includes a suspected murder weapon, surveillance footage and internet search records linked to Butler.

Does anyone have information about Johnson’s movements that afternoon or saw a red SUV near State and East 17th on September 22, 2023?