Paulus T. Fermin, 28, was found inside a wrecked SUV in Gladstone, Missouri, late on March 17, 2018, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and died the following day. Gladstone police initially responded to what appeared to be a single-vehicle crash, but the investigation was later treated as a homicide.

Detectives with the Kansas City Metro Squad led the probe. Investigators say evidence pointed to a dispute between Fermin and Franklin G. Liles over a backpack Liles believed Fermin had taken, and Clay County prosecutors charged Liles with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action in connection with Fermin’s death.

If anyone knew Paulus, saw him in Gladstone around March 17, 2018, or has information about the dispute, please share what you know.