William Stanton Kinney, 36, of Raleigh was found with a gunshot wound near the Hammond Road exit on I-40 in the early hours of August 1, 2020. Officers discovered him around 3:30 a.m.; he was taken to WakeMed and later died of his injuries. The Raleigh Police Department ruled the death a homicide and opened an investigation.

In the days after the shooting, multiple arrests were announced in connection with Kinney’s death. Marcaus Harris, 19, was charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Two other men, Terry Gray, 26, and Noshakir Tysha Lewis, 23, were also charged with murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Authorities sought tips from the public and offered cash rewards for anonymous information to assist detectives.

What did readers in Raleigh see or hear that night near I-40 that could help piece together what happened?