Charles Charley Barney, 33, was shot and killed outside his apartment in the Gardere area of Baton Rouge on November 13, 2015. Friends and witnesses described him as a peacemaker who regularly intervened to calm disputes; those efforts reportedly led him to confront a group he said was selling drugs the night he died.

Witnesses say the confrontation escalated and a man identified as 29-year-old Ronald Joseph allegedly shot Barney. Barney reportedly made it to a friend’s door after being wounded, asked her to call 911, and told her to tell his mother he loved her and was sorry before succumbing to his injuries at the scene.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office investigated and arrested Ronald Joseph two days later; he was charged with murder and illegal use of a weapon. Does anyone in Gardere remember Barney or have information about the events that night?