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On the evening of May 4, 2012, 32-year-old Jaun Tyler Riddle was shot and killed on a street in Albion, Michigan. Riddle, described as a white male who enjoyed softball and cage fighting, pulled his car up next to James Earl Kimple Jr., and a verbal exchange followed. Riddle exited his vehicle; Kimple fired a 9mm handgun, then reloaded and fired again as Riddle turned and ran. One of the subsequent shots struck Riddle in the back, penetrating his heart and causing his death.

Kimple surrendered to police. At trial he said he acted in self-defense, but the physical evidence presented to the jury did not support his version. The jury convicted Kimple of second-degree murder and of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was sentenced to 40 to 60 years for the murder, with an additional two-year consecutive term for the firearm conviction.

Did anyone in Albion at the time see the initial confrontation or have information about what happened that night?