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On the morning of November 23, 2016, James Herron, a 42-year-old member of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, was killed in his Prior Lake, Minnesota, home during a violent home invasion. Four people from the Minneapolis area allegedly entered the house on Sioux Trail wearing masks and gloves, rounded up the occupants, and found Herron in his bedroom. He was shot there, dragged into the living room, and after refusing to tell the intruders where money or marijuana were, was shot again and then fatally shot in the head.

Police were dispatched at about 2 a.m. after a reported shooting and spotted a vehicle fleeing the scene. A high-speed pursuit through southwestern suburbs ended in Edina when officers forced the car off the road. Three suspects ran; one, identified as Derrick Zechariah Smith, fired at officers and was shot and wounded before being taken to a hospital. All four suspects — Derrick Zechariah Smith, 28; Tyrel Lamar Patterson, 27; Brandy Lee Jaques, 39; and Jonte Glenn Robinson, 26 — were arrested. A costume mask and cash were found in the vehicle and two handguns were recovered near where Smith was stopped. The four were charged with second-degree murder, aggravated robbery, and burglary.

Did anyone in the area see the suspects or the fleeing vehicle that night who hasn’t spoken to investigators?