Barry Craig Shipp, 42, was found shot to death in his Pensacola barbershop, Arnold’s House of Style on L Street, on July 26, 2007. He was discovered with six gunshot wounds. Shipp was a well-known barber and community mentor, and his killing left the neighborhood shocked.

For years the case had no public leads. In 2017 an arrest was made and Demarcus Ledent was charged with Shipp’s murder. Prosecutors said Ledent had planned to rob the shop knowing cash was kept there, that a struggle ensued during the attempted robbery, and Shipp was shot. Key evidence included DNA from under Shipp’s fingernails matching Ledent and medical records showing Ledent had knee surgery shortly after the killing; an ex-girlfriend, Barbara Coe, testified that Ledent called her on the day of the murder saying he had been shot during a robbery. A jury convicted Ledent of first-degree murder in 2018 and he was sentenced to life in prison.

Does anyone have memories of Barry or details about Arnold’s House of Style that could add to the record?