Charles Ellis, a 28-year-old Black man, was killed in a shooting in Monroe, Louisiana, on January 19, 2019. The death was treated as a homicide tied to gun violence in the city, and investigators began work to identify who pulled the trigger and why.

Family and friends were left searching for answers as police reconstructed Ellis’s movements, contacts, and possible motives from the fragments available after the shooting.

If anyone has information about Charles Ellis, his last movements on January 19, 2019, or witnesses to the shooting in Monroe, please come forward.