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Police release sketches of suspect in killing at rap concert

In this sketch released Feb. 3, 2015, by the Mountain View Police Dept. is a sketch of a possible suspect in the fatal shooting of a man backstage at a rap concert in Silicon Valley. Eric Johnson was shot several times Aug. 22 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. where rappers Wiz Khalifa and Young Jeezy performed. The 38-year-old died at a hospital. Police have released two sketches of a possible suspect, one with hair and one without, and are asking the public to help identify him. (AP Photo/Mountain View Police Dept.) In this sketch released Feb. 3, 2015, by the Mountain View Police Dept. is a sketch of a possible suspect in the fatal shooting of a man backstage at a rap concert in Silicon Valley. Eric Johnson was shot several times Aug. 22 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. where rappers Wiz Khalifa and Young Jeezy performed. The 38-year-old died at a hospital. Police have released two sketches of a possible suspect, one with hair and one without, and are asking the public to help identify him. (AP Photo/Mountain View Police Dept.)

By Associated Press February 4, 2015 1 min read

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) – Authorities have released sketches of a possible suspect in the fatal shooting of a man backstage at a rap concert in Silicon Valley.

Eric Johnson was shot several times Aug. 22 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View where rappers Wiz Khalifa and Young Jeezy performed. The 38-year-old died at a hospital.

Mountain View police Sgt. Saul Jaeger says the sketches of a possible suspect – one with hair and one without – were released Tuesday and authorities are asking the public to help identify him.

However, investigators couldn’t provide a detailed description of the man.

Police investigating Johnson’s death arrested the platinum-selling Young Jeezy on a weapons charge after finding an AK-47 at another California venue. The charge was dismissed after prosecutors said there wasn’t enough evidence. He was never a suspect in the killing.