On February 16, 2013, a home invasion in the Prospect area of Prince Edward, Virginia, ended in deadly gunfire. The homeowner armed himself; in an exchange of gunfire that lasted under a minute, Saunders was shot inside the house and Johnson died on the front lawn.

Investigators found that a third suspect had participated in the intrusion and fled the scene in a nearby parked vehicle. The Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office used search dogs but did not locate that individual. Johnson’s and Saunders’s bodies were sent to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Richmond. The Sheriff’s Office determined the homeowner had acted in self-defense and did not file charges against him. The investigation remained focused on identifying and finding the third person who fled.

Did anyone in the Prospect area see a vehicle leaving that morning or have information about the third suspect?