On May 18, 2017, 20-year-old Tyler J. Johnson was found in a bedroom at a home on State Route 37 in the Town of Pamelia, near Evans Mills, New York, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was airlifted to SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse but died of his injuries. Authorities described the shooting as a targeted act and said investigators believed Johnson knew his assailant or assailants and was the intended victim.

Several arrests followed over the summer of 2017. On July 6, 2017, 26-year-old Jamaal K. Carr of Watertown was charged with Murder in the 2nd Degree. On July 17, 2017, 20-year-old Taylor I. Beckstead and 22-year-old Devin Hunter Davis were also charged with Murder in the 2nd Degree. On July 24, 2017, 26-year-old Shawn O. Moore Jr. was arrested in Winter Garden, Florida, with U.S. Marshals assistance and faced the same charge. A fifth person, Sammy Brown, was also arrested and charged in connection with Johnson’s death.

Tyler James Johnson, born February 9, 1997, had attended Watertown High School and enjoyed tubing, jet skiing, skateboarding, snowboarding, music and video games. He was remembered for his big heart and quick smile and for the time he spent with family and siblings.

Did anyone who knew Tyler or his activities around Pamelia in May 2017 see or hear anything that could help clarify what happened?