Samuel Smith Jr., 64, was killed by a single gunshot wound in his Aurora, Illinois, home on November 6, 2016. Police were called to the 800 block of Iowa Avenue at about 12:55 a.m. and found him inside; he was taken to Presence Mercy Medical Center and pronounced dead at 1:22 a.m. Samuel was born September 6, 1952, in Waterproof, Louisiana, and was a long-time Aurora resident.

His 73-year-old girlfriend was the only other person in the house that night. She says she was asleep on the second floor and woke to a loud noise; she then went downstairs and found Samuel clutching a phone and saying he had been shot. Police collected DNA from her and questioned her, but she was not considered a suspect and no arrests have been announced. The Aurora Police Department describes the investigation as very active, with leads and persons of interest but no identified perpetrator or established motive.

If anyone was in that neighborhood on November 6, 2016, or has information about Samuel’s last hours, please share what you know with investigators.