William Ford, 55, was shot while sitting in a car on Highland Avenue in Macon, Georgia, on the night of June 6, 2015. He and a female friend had just dropped off food when a man approached asking for a cigarette. After being told they did not smoke, the man walked away, returned moments later, and — despite Ford’s request that he leave — shot Ford in the neck.

Ford was taken to a local hospital and survived long enough to speak with a detective, describing the unprovoked attack, but died of complications from the gunshot wound on June 22, 2015. Bibb County deputies identified Andre Lucas as the shooter; both Ford and his friend picked him from a line-up. Lucas was arrested on June 10, 2015, initially charged with aggravated assault and aggravated battery; after Ford’s death the charge was upgraded to murder. Investigators also reported Lucas had a gunshot wound to his thumb sustained during the incident.

Anyone who knew William Ford or has information about the June 6, 2015 shooting is asked to come forward.