In the early morning hours of November 30, 2015, 21-year-old Walter Merle Pollard Jr. was found shot to death on the front porch of a residence in the 2300 block of Hardesty Avenue on Kansas City’s east side. Officers responding to a shooting call at about 1:15 a.m. discovered Pollard with no signs of life. He lived in Sugar Creek, Missouri, and was a father to a young daughter, Leelou Marie.

Investigators say Pollard had arranged to meet someone for a drug transaction that escalated into a robbery. Witnesses reported that when Pollard produced money, two men with the seller drew guns; Pollard reached for his own firearm and was shot multiple times. His cellphone and money were taken. Police later arrested three men in connection with the killing. Joshua Lee, then 24, admitted arranging the meeting, said others had shot Pollard, and acknowledged taking and attempting to destroy Pollard’s phone; he was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and attempted robbery. In December 2016 Dayquan Bowman, 20, and Rodney J. Mitchell, 19, were charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and two counts of armed criminal action, with prosecutors seeking $250,000 bond for each.

Does anyone have information about the meeting on Hardesty Avenue or about Pollard’s movements that night?