Hillard Martin, 22, was found shot multiple times in an alley off the 100 block of Pansy Avenue in the Unionville neighborhood of Macon on October 2, 2017. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office discovered his body late that Monday evening; authorities provided few details about what led to the shooting.

Martin’s death was one of about a dozen unsolved homicides in Bibb County that year. Macon Regional Crimestoppers raised its reward for information, but no arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly announced and the case remains open. If anyone knew Hillard, saw activity in that area on October 2, 2017, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward. How can readers who knew him or his routine help this investigation?