A man’s body was found in a grassy area in the 6600 block of Kaufman Street, just off Scenic Highway in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the early morning of Friday, December 1, 2017. Responding officers arrived about 6 a.m. and the death was investigated as a homicide. The coroner’s examination confirmed the man, identified publicly as 51-year-old Jake Jr. Reed, had been shot to death.

Baton Rouge police appealed to the community for help as investigators from the Violent Crimes Unit described the motive and any potential suspects as unknown, and Reed’s family publicly expressed anguish and a hope for answers.

If anyone has information about Reed, the scene on Kaufman Street that morning, or the events leading up to his death, please share what is known.