On the evening of March 27, 2014, 24-year-old Justin Barnard was shot and killed during a masked, armed home invasion at the Norman, Oklahoma residence he shared with his grandmother. The intruders forced their way into the home and Barnard succumbed to his injuries, prompting a homicide investigation by the Norman Police Department.

Investigators arrested multiple people; among the first taken into custody was Barnard’s 22-year-old ex-girlfriend, and six men were also charged in connection with the attack. Prosecutors believed an argument between Barnard and his former girlfriend may have precipitated a targeted assault. In October 2014 the first-degree murder charge against the ex-girlfriend was dropped after a key co-defendant declined to cooperate, leaving questions about her role unresolved.

The case remained focused on the six men initially implicated. Did anyone in Norman know or see activity related to this group around late March 2014?