Johnathon J. Harris, 32, was shot and killed on February 20, 2014, at a house on the 2900 block of Hillside Avenue North in Minneapolis. The shooting followed an extended dispute that began after Harris, Demetrias Al Cooper (37) and another man had been at a bar. Cooper and the unidentified man left the bar first; Cooper later returned to the Hillside Avenue home with his 21-year-old stepdaughter, Dashaunta Gomez.

When Harris, believing Gomez might be armed, began to pat him down, Gomez produced a gun and fired twice, striking Harris in the chest. Gomez told the jury the shooting was in self-defense, though Harris was unarmed. A Hennepin County jury convicted Gomez of second-degree intentional murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited person; the presence of a 16-year-old witness was treated as an aggravating factor. Sentencing was set for October 24, 2014.

Cooper was charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and later indicted for aiding and abetting first- and second-degree murder, with his trial scheduled to begin December 1, 2014. Did anyone know Harris or have information about the events that night?