On the evening of Thursday, January 26, 2017, 19-year-old David Lee Shockley was shot inside a home on North Grant Avenue in Springfield, Missouri. Two other people at the residence, a male and a female, were also struck by gunfire and taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Shockley’s wounds proved fatal and he died that night.

The Springfield Police Department classified the death as a homicide and the Criminal Investigations Division searched the scene and began piecing together what happened. Investigators said they did not believe the shooting was random and indicated the parties may have known one another. Police asked the public for information and offered anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers.

No public announcement of arrests or identified suspects in the case has been made. If anyone knew David or was in the area on January 26, 2017, please share information with investigators or Crime Stoppers.