David Dickens-Anderson was 33 when he was last seen on September 29, 2018, in Buffalo, New York. The Buffalo Police issued a public request for help locating him on October 7, describing him as 5 feet 8 inches and about 160 pounds with black hair. Family members had become particularly alarmed when his daughter’s birthday passed without the call they expected from a devoted father of three.

On Sunday, October 21, 2018, Dickens-Anderson’s body was found in the first block of Willert Park Court in Buffalo. Authorities said the body was badly decomposed and the Erie County Medical Examiner performed an autopsy; the death was investigated as a homicide and attributed to gun violence. No arrest was announced at the time and the case remained unsolved. Crime Stoppers of Western New York later offered up to $7,500 for information leading to an arrest and indictment.

If anyone knew David or has information about what happened around late September 2018 in Buffalo, please come forward.