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Maurice ’Red’ Sparkman, 28, was shot to death on a second-floor balcony in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans on December 3, 2014. Family members at first thought robbery might have been the motive, but investigators described the killing as retaliatory rather than random violence.

Authorities say Sparkman had robbed a gambling operation run by the Hankton gang, and that the robbery prompted a response from members of that organization. Two stepbrothers, Julius ’Fat Julius’ Hankton and Quentin Hankton, were later indicted in connection with the shooting. Julius Hankton pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a 40-year sentence; Quentin Hankton was facing trial for alleged involvement.

Who knew Maurice or has information about his movements in Central City around December 2014?