Daynard Devere Johnson, 40, of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, was found dead on the sidewalk in the 300 block of Henry Avenue in Hagerstown, Maryland, on the evening of October 14, 2020. Officers arriving shortly before 10:30 p.m. located Johnson with multiple gunshot wounds to the head, chest, abdomen, and hand; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators described the shooting as a targeted attack.

The inquiry quickly identified several suspects. On October 29, 2020, Alexander Daniel Brooks, then 25, was arrested in Ocean City, Maryland, and charged with first- and second-degree murder, conspiracy, and multiple firearms offenses. On November 16, 2020, 31-year-old Brock Jerome Smith of Hagerstown was arrested in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, and charged with murder, conspiracy, and firearms offenses. An arrest warrant was issued in October 2020 for Raymond Garfield Campbell III, also known as Uno, who was described as a fugitive in the case. Investigators suggested Johnson’s killing may have been retaliatory following the September 2020 slaying of Vance Trotman, an associate of the suspects.

If anyone saw activity in the Henry Avenue area on October 14, 2020, or has information about these individuals’ movements that evening, please share what is known.