Elvin Kimble, 19, was fatally shot in Trenton, New Jersey, in the early morning hours of November 24, 2015. The incident reportedly began with a car burglary of a vehicle belonging to 40-year-old Jermaine Johnson. Johnson allegedly enlisted 33-year-old Gary Spears in a confrontation that escalated into a gun battle near Chestnut Avenue and Rusling Street.

Kimble was struck in the back during the exchange of gunfire, fled toward Division Street, and collapsed behind a van. Police responded to reports of shots fired around 12:39 a.m. but did not find a victim then; Kimble’s body was discovered at about 6:15 a.m., wearing a ski mask and still holding a gun. Surveillance footage reportedly showed Spears firing toward Kimble, and prosecutors identified him as the triggerman.

Arrests followed on January 15, 2016, when Johnson and Spears were charged with murder and weapons offenses. A grand jury later indicted both men on murder and conspiracy. Prosecutors say Spears admitted to being the triggerman; Spears pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter and received 10 years, and Johnson pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution and received five years.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who remember activity around Chestnut Avenue and Rusling Street that night?