Justice T Mitchell was 18 when he was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Church’s Chicken in Topeka, Kansas, on June 26, 2017. A recent Shawnee Heights High School graduate, Mitchell had hoped to play football at Washburn University and pursue a career as an oral surgeon.

The meeting was allegedly a setup: Byrd recruited Dunstan to rob Mitchell. During the encounter Dunstan produced a gun and shot Mitchell twice. Williams was armed but did not fire.

Dunstan was arrested and later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder; in September 2018 he received a prison sentence of more than 27 years and was ordered to pay restitution for medical and funeral costs. Byrd pleaded guilty to first-degree murder as a juvenile and received five years in a juvenile facility plus six months of aftercare. Williams was tried but acquitted in April 2018.

Did anyone who knew Justice or the others have additional details about his activities or the night of June 26, 2017?