Wilfred Bell, a 37-year-old African-American father of three remembered as funny and kind, was killed in the early morning hours of April 5, 2017, in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. At about 3:30 a.m. police were called to the intersection of Marais and Andry streets and found Bell on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

His death was recorded as the city’s 54th homicide that year. No arrests have been announced and investigators have not publicly identified suspects or a motive, leaving the case open and Bell’s family without answers.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Wilfred, please come forward.