On the night of June 11, 2015, 22-year-old JaeBrione Gary was killed inside an apartment on Kent’s West Hill in the 2700 block of South 256th Place. According to reports, Gary was unarmed when he was chased through the residence, pistol-whipped, and shot three times at close range. Emergency responders arrived around 11:45 p.m., and Gary was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators quickly focused on a suspect known to Gary. Witness descriptions led police to 42-year-old Christopher I. Hutton and his late 1990s Cadillac El Dorado; an all-points bulletin was issued and he was later taken into custody for questioning. Prosecutors charged Hutton with first-degree murder, alleging a motive of revenge for an earlier robbery Hutton believed Gary had committed. A chrome-colored revolver with an apparent blood smear was reportedly found in Hutton’s vehicle; he pleaded not guilty at arraignment and was held on $1 million bail.

Gary had previously been shot and wounded in 2012 in a gang-related incident and testified against the person who shot him. Does anyone who knew Gary or who was in that neighborhood that night have information that could help fill gaps in the timeline?