On the evening of Thursday, June 9, 2016, 19-year-old Jacquee V. Gardner, known as Pepper to family and friends, died of multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced at Hurley Medical Center. Earlier that night an initial shooting at Edwards Avenue and Mott Avenue preceded events that led to Gardner’s death.

Witnesses placed Gardner shortly afterward with Damien Darryl Turner; the two appeared agitated and repeatedly looked over their shoulders. A witness who refused them a ride left the scene, and minutes later multiple gunshots were heard. Eyewitness testimony became central to the subsequent investigation.

Damien Darryl Turner was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting. A jury convicted Turner of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; he was sentenced as a second-offense habitual offender to 39 to 60 years for murder plus a consecutive two-year term for the firearm count. Does anyone have additional firsthand details about the events that night or Gardner’s movements beforehand?