Anthony Kareem Nutridge, 37, was killed in a violent encounter at the Dolphin Apartments on North Franklin Road in Greenville, South Carolina, on September 30, 2015. Officers found him in a stairwell with multiple gunshot wounds to his leg and abdomen; the Greenville County Coroner’s Office later confirmed he died of those injuries.

Investigators say the attack began when armed, masked people forced a neighbor to knock on Nutridge’s door. When he opened it he was struck in the face with a pistol and a struggle followed. Nutridge’s brother tried to intervene and a shootout occurred inside the apartment before the assailants fled. Police later found 27-year-old Timiya Rashad Massey in nearby woods with a gunshot wound to his leg, a bag of marijuana and cash. DNA from one discarded mask matched Massey and police recovered masks and handguns at the scene.

Massey was charged in connection with the armed robbery and shooting; prosecutors linked him to the attack and he was convicted and sentenced to 40 years. Nutridge was buried after services at Rock of Ages Baptist Church and is survived by his father and three brothers. Anyone who knew Nutridge or was in the Dolphin Apartments area that night is asked to share information.