Carl Ronald Patrick, a 52-year-old Black male and City of Miami police officer, was found dead in his Pembroke Pines home on May 9, 2014 after failing to report for his morning shift on May 7, 2014. Colleagues who conducted a welfare check discovered him in a pool of blood beneath a pile of clothes; air conditioning and several table fans were running in the house, apparently to mask the odor of decomposition. An autopsy determined he had been shot once through the shoulder with his service revolver, which caused his death.

Investigators focused on Carl’s live-in partner, Tiniko Thompson, a Miami Police Public Service Aide, after a note in the home said it was an accident following a fight. Tiniko told others Carl was taking her to the hospital because she was about to give birth, a claim that drew scrutiny when no further news about Carl emerged. Tiniko was arrested on May 28, 2014 and charged with his murder. At trial she said she shot Carl in self-defense, and prosecutors pointed to actions they said undermined that claim, including taking his cellphone and charging purchases afterward. The jury convicted her of second-degree murder and she was sentenced to life in November 2016.

Carl’s family and friends described him as kind and compassionate. Does anyone have information about Carl’s last days or knew his routine in Pembroke Pines?