Jonathan W.T. Buie, 34, known to friends as Miami, was shot and killed on the late morning of Saturday, August 22, 2020, outside a Wienerschnitzel near 55 N. 800 West in Salt Lake City. The shooting happened about 10:43 a.m.; Buie was struck by multiple gunshots, taken to a nearby medical center, and pronounced dead.

Investigators say Payton Lee Akridge, 26, drove a silver Honda Odyssey with his fiancée to the location intending to buy heroin. Surveillance footage and witness statements describe Akridge approaching a group, returning to the van, driving away, then coming back. As Buie approached the passenger side, Akridge allegedly fired about five rounds through the open passenger window. A witness followed the van, photographed its license plate, and police later found the van at a hotel on North Temple.

Officers say Akridge fled on foot when they arrived and was caught nearby. Prosecutors charged Payton Akridge on September 4, 2020, with one count of murder and four counts of illegal discharge of a firearm; the case was then moving through the court system. Does anyone have information about Buie’s movements that morning or the events near 55 N. 800 West?