Devontaye Jermaine Johnson was 23 when he was killed by gun violence on February 24, 2016, on the 200 block of Halifax Street in Danville, Virginia. The shooting prompted a criminal investigation that led to four people being charged in connection with his death.

Derek Lamont Hairston faced charges including first-degree murder, armed burglary, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and robbery. Andreus Dewayne Royal was charged with capital murder, robbery, burglary with intent to commit robbery while armed, and use of a firearm in the commission of both robbery and capital murder. Alexander O NeaI McGuire was charged with first-degree murder, and Jeni Leann Merricks was charged as an accessory after the fact to first-degree murder.

All four accused entered guilty pleas later that year: McGuire and Merricks pleaded guilty in July, Royal pleaded guilty to capital murder in September, and Hairston pleaded guilty in November. Does anyone have information about Johnson’s life in Danville or recall events on Halifax Street that night?