Post by Scumhunter on May 10, 2016 8:17:01 GMT -5
(Above: Martavious "Tay Tay" Johnson" photo credit: Iowacoldcases.org)
From Iowacoldcases.org:
Martavious Taveros “Tay Tay” Johnson, a 17-year-old former football player for East High School in Waterloo, was shot in the back on Thursday, January 5, 2012, after cracking a joke.
According to a Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier article dated January 7, 2012, Johnson and his sister went to the 500 block of Sumner Street on Waterloo’s east side at about 8 p.m. to drop off the sister’s boyfriend. When a group walking down the street approached Johnson and inquired about his gang affiliation, Johnson apparently laughed and cracked a joke before turning to get back inside the vehicle.
“He turned his back, and one of the dudes shot him in the back,” Johnson’s mother, Tanya Johnson, told the Courier.
The teen was driven by friends to Allen Hospital where he later died.
Investigators roped off part of Sumner Street on Thursday after the shooting and continued searching for clues at 511 Sumner Street into Friday morning.
“We’re not sure what it (the argument) was about,” Lt. Michael McNamee told a reporter for the Courier. “We’re at the stage where we’re still interviewing people.”
One resident claimed to have heard a shot, but couldn’t pinpoint the direction from which it came.
An autopsy conducted Friday confirmed Johnson died from a single gunshot wound.
Waterloo Police brought in a 15-year-old for questioning, but wouldn’t say whether or not the teen was a suspect in Johnson’s murder.
Waterloo police Sgt. Andrew Clark told KCRG Channel 9 on Saturday evening that no subject or subjects had been arrested or officially charged
Rest of article available here: iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/martavious-johnson/
Thoughts? I truncated a bit since the article's a bit lengthy but you can read the rest of the case summary at the above link. It's important to note that Johnson was involved in sports, not in any gangs, and was a completely innocent victim. Queshandis Ramon Seals has been named a person of interest in Johnson's death, and in August in 2015 was found guilty of firearms and marijuana charges. However, he has never been charged in Johnson's murder. I will post a photo of Seals on top of the admin notes:
(Above: Quashandis Seals Photo Credit: Iowacoldcases.org)
Admin Note #1: According to iowacoldcases.org, If you have any information regarding Martavious Johnson’s unsolved murder, please contact the Waterloo Police Department at (319) 291-4340 ext. 3, or the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers at 855-300-TIPS. A $1,000 cash reward is available for any information that leads to an arrest in the case. You may also submit tips anonymously through the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers Confidential Web Tip Information System.
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