On July 30, 2014, 24-year-old Gilbert C. McGriff III was found shot on Sierra Drive in Virginia Beach, the victim of fatal gun violence. Family members remembered him as happy-go-lucky and funny, and not the type to be involved in dangerous situations.

Investigators tied McGriff’s killing to a string of armed robberies carried out by a group that day. Authorities charged several people; Jahmon Markee Blount and Taji Blackston were among those accused. Evidence indicated McGriff was targeted in a second armed robbery by the group.

By April 2015 Blount had pleaded guilty and received a 38-year sentence for his role in the murder and related robberies. In August 2016 Blackston also pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and numerous robbery and firearm charges and was later sentenced for his part in the violent spree.

Did anyone in Virginia Beach at the time recognize the group or remember unusual activity on Sierra Drive that day?