The assault occurred when an intruder, identified as Vincent Johnson, forced his way into a Timken Avenue residence during a social gathering and attacked his ex-wife, Misty Battisti, with a knife. The 24-year-old stepped in to protect her and suffered multiple stab wounds. He collapsed in the front yard and was pronounced dead at the scene; the provided date of death is November 19, 2015, though a matching case involving a 24-year-old victim named Demitrius Johnson is also recorded for August 28, 2016.

Police arrested the suspect shortly after the incident and charged him with first-degree murder for the intervener’s death, plus attempted murder and felony firearms charges related to the attack on Battisti, who survived but required surgery for severed tendons and lost fingers. Family described the victim as a family man who died protecting another.

Did anyone at the gathering or who knew the victim want to share what he was like or information about that night?