James Edward Waters was 24 when he was found dead in Landover, Maryland, on November 28, 2010. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds, and his death was investigated as a homicide.

Early stages of the inquiry struggled for clear leads, and detectives described the case as challenging while they worked to reconstruct what happened that Sunday evening. Community cooperation later became important, with residents providing information that moved the investigation forward.

Investigators eventually identified several people believed connected to the shooting; those suspects were linked by police to a string of violent incidents in the area. Some of the individuals later faced legal proceedings and were convicted in relation to James Waters’s murder.

If anyone knew James Waters, saw activity in Landover around November 28, 2010, or has information not yet shared with investigators, please come forward.