Lester Denmark, a 40-year-old African American man from Tallahassee, Florida, was shot and later died of his wounds on February 2, 2017. He was found with gunshot injuries at the Springfield Apartments on Joe Louis Street, a public housing complex. Paramedics responded and he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The shooting occurred early in the morning at about 1:04 a.m. The Tallahassee Police Department’s Homicide Unit and forensic technicians collected evidence and canvassed the area for witnesses. Few details have been released publicly, no arrests have been made, and the case remains open as investigators continue to seek information.

If anyone was in the Springfield Apartments area around 1:00 a.m. on February 2, 2017, or has information that could help, please share what is known with the Tallahassee Police Department.