Nathan Earl Taylor was 31 when he was shot and killed on September 15, 2017, in the 1800 block of McKee Street in Columbia, Missouri. Taylor, an African American man who performed as 3 Lil Nate and released an album titled The Author, was found with gunshot wounds and died after being taken to a hospital.

The Columbia Police Department opened a homicide investigation and announced an arrest on September 20, 2017. Investigators said the person arrested had deleted text messages related to events before the shooting, an act police described as tampering with evidence. The accused told the court the shooting was in self-defense; that claim was made during the initial legal proceedings.

Taylor is survived by his children and his parents, Nathan Taylor Sr. and Lavelle White. Does anyone have information about Taylor’s last known movements on McKee Street or about witnesses to the incident?