Laron L. Martin, 37, was shot and killed in Columbia’s Finlay Park late on Saturday, May 27, 2017. The shooting happened around 10:15 p.m. in the upper section of the park after an argument between Martin and another individual. Martin suffered a gunshot wound to the torso, was taken to a nearby hospital, and died in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Columbia police asked the public to help identify two women in their 20s who were in the park shortly before the shooting — one wearing a pink dress and the other a gray dress — believing they had information about what led to the encounter. Authorities later arrested 22-year-old Gene Autrey Morris Jr., saying he had been summoned to the park by one of the women, retrieved a pistol from his home, argued with Martin, then left the scene without notifying police. Morris was charged with unlawful possession of a pistol.

If anyone saw activity in Finlay Park that night or knows the identities of the two women, please share what you know.