Prosecutor: Man faces murder charges in death of Madeira convenience store owner Share Updated: 3:43 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff Share Updated: 3:43 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WITH THE CENTRALIST CRIME AND YOU KNOW, WE’RE TRYING TO BRING WHOEVER DID IT TO JUSTICE MADEIRA POLICE STARTING TO BUTTON UP A TRAGIC CASE. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN THAT ROBBERY COMES RIGHT POLICE CHIEF DAVID SCHAFER TALKING ABOUT LAMON JOHNSON WHOM HE CALLED A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THIS DEADLY ROBBERY LAST MONTH A MASKED MAN SHOT AND KILLED 68 YEAR OLD ROOP GUPTA AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE. HE OWNED MADEIRA BEVERAGE ON KENWOOD ROAD EVERYBODY. A NEW HIM AND LIKE I SAID, HE WAS LIKE HE WAS JUST LIKE A FATHER TO SOMEONE ELSE HIS DEATH STUNNED THE COMMUNITY A 20,000 REWARD POSTED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST A FUNDRAISING PAGE FOR THE VICTIMS FAMILY RAISING 62,000 AND POLICE NOW SAY ONE OF THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE HAS BEEN CAUGHT A LOT OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND. WE DID RECEIVE SOME TIPS. HOWEVER, THE TIP WAS NOT WHAT LED US IN THE DIRECTION THAT WE ENDED UP WITH SUNDAY. THAT’S WHEN 35 YEAR OLD JOHNSON WAS ARRESTED ON UNRELATED CHARGES IN EAST PRICE HILL AND WHEN THEY WENT TO STOP THEM, OF COURSE, THERE WAS AN INSTANTLY THERE’S A PURSUIT. ANY BAILED OUT BUT THEY’RE ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH THEM CORE DOCUMENTS. SAY JOHNSON POINTED A GUN AT AN ATF AGENT AND RAMMED THE AGENT’S VEHICLE INSIDE HIS CAR POLICE FOUND THE HANDGUN. THEY SAY WAS USED IN THE MADEIRA HAMAS SIDE INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON WAS INVOLVED. THERE’S STILL A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE. WE’RE A LOT FURTHER ALONG THAN WE WERE ON FEBRUARY 9. AND JOHNSON HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO THE ROBBERY OR KILLING JUST YET. BUT CHIEF SCHAEFER SAYS HE EXPECTS THAT HE WILL BE POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO MIGHT EVEN HAVE THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP THEM SOLVE THIS CASE TO GIVE THE MENIERE A POLICE DEPARTMENT A CALL REPORTING L