On the night of February 7, 2013, 43-year-old Shannon James was shot and killed inside his apartment at 401 South Pacific Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Officers were called about 11:45 p.m. after reports of gunshots and a man seen fleeing; James and 39-year-old Misty D. Cole were found inside the unit with multiple gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene by the Cape Girardeau County Coroner.

Investigators focused on a neighbor in the same building, 22-year-old Kenneth D. Bell Jr., after witnesses said an argument earlier that evening had escalated outside Bell’s apartment. Evidence recovered at the scene included spent shell casings and a firearm found on a nearby roof that linked Bell to the shooting. Bell was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action.

Prosecutors argued the shooting was deliberate; the defense claimed Bell believed he faced a threat. No weapon was found near James or in his apartment. In January 2015 a jury found Kenneth Bell guilty on all charges. Does anyone have information about James, his routines, or what led to the dispute that night?