Mark E. Freeman, 34, was found fatally shot on July 20, 2016, at the corner of East Avery and North Tarragona Streets in Pensacola. The shooting happened shortly before 8 a.m.; a woman reported hearing gunshots to the Pensacola Police Department. Freeman was on his way to work at the Tin Cow restaurant, where he worked as a chef, when he was killed.

Investigators concluded the killing was likely a robbery. Newly released police documents say Freeman’s gold smartphone was missing and that cellphone records placed the suspect, Willie Charles McKay, at the scene. A witness told police McKay, then 14, admitted to pulling a gun on Freeman and saying give it up. McKay was arrested on October 6, 2016, and charged with murder; he pleaded not guilty and had a court date scheduled for February 21, 2017.

Freeman’s family, friends, and the Pensacola community remembered him as kind and outgoing. Does anyone who knew Mark or who was in that neighborhood that morning have information that could help clarify what happened?