On the evening of June 26, 2018, Dustin Wayne Johnson, 24, and his friend Jared Miles Moore, 22, were playing video games at a residence on Alexander Street in Frankfort, Kentucky, with a third friend, Morgan Crutchfield. A group of people who had arranged what was presented as a marijuana transaction entered the home, forced the three to the floor at gunpoint, and ransacked the house. After stealing a small amount of cash, cellphones, a television, and two gaming systems, one of the intruders opened fire.

Both Johnson and Moore were struck multiple times. Moore was pronounced dead at the scene; Johnson was taken to Frankfort Regional Medical Center and later died of his injuries. Crutchfield survived by pretending to be dead and ran to a neighbor’s house to call for help. The suspects identified in the investigation included Leroy Love, Rakiethieus Wesley, Juanita Durrum, Bricelyn Leake, and initially Crutchfield; Crutchfield spent 11 months in jail before charges against him were dismissed with prejudice after Durrum recanted her statement implicating him. Leroy Love was identified as the shooter and was later convicted by a jury of two counts of second-degree manslaughter and two counts of first-degree robbery in September 2022.

Does anyone have memories of Dustin or Jared, or information about that night in Frankfort that could add clarity to what happened?