Marcus Daiquin Montgomery was 25 when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours of March 4, 2022, on Indiana Avenue in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Officers responding to a shooting call at about 3:30 a.m. found him unresponsive with a gunshot wound; emergency medical services pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police say an unknown assailant fired the shot and fled in a vehicle. No arrests or identities have been released, and investigators have asked the public for tips. The slaying was reported as the eighth homicide in Winston-Salem in 2022.

Montgomery is survived by his mother, Shalonda Montgomery; his children Novi, Sky’Lynn and Nysire Montgomery; a stepfather, siblings, grandparents and other relatives. Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact the police tip line.