Nathaniel Willis Pitts, 42, was shot and killed in Fort Myers on November 29, 2018. Police responded after a ShotSpotter alert and found Pitts with gunshot wounds in a black truck that had crashed into a power pole at Seaboard and Michigan. He was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The crash caused a neighborhood power outage that lasted into the early hours of the next morning.

Investigators say a second vehicle was involved, but no suspects have been identified or arrested and police have not released details about motives or leads. The killing compounds the family’s losses: a son, Nathaniel Jr., was shot and killed in 2016, and another son, Natyri, survived a shooting two days after this murder. The Fort Myers Police Department is asking anyone with information to contact them.

If anyone knew Nathaniel Willis Pitts or saw activity near Seaboard and Michigan on the night of November 29, 2018, please share what you know with investigators.