On the evening of February 17, 2015, Jason Brewer, a 23-year-old Black/African American man, was shot and killed while sitting in his SUV at the corner of Randolph and First streets in Jackson, Michigan. Family members described Brewer as someone full of love and generosity. Investigators identified a primary suspect, Troy Johnson, who had recently completed a ten-year prison sentence for assault at the time of the shooting.

Johnson was located and arrested in West Virginia. Legal proceedings stretched over roughly two years with multiple trials and changing charges. In February 2017 a Jackson County jury convicted Johnson of manslaughter and felony firearms; he was sentenced to a possible prison term of up to 17 years.

Does anyone have memories of that intersection or information about Brewer’s last evening that might help fill gaps in the timeline?