Joshua Leland Cox, 41, of Charlotte was found fatally shot near the intersection of Willilyn Lane and Huntwood Drive on April 8, 2020. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers responded to a call about 7:30 a.m.; Cox was pronounced dead at the scene. He was described as a family-oriented man who enjoyed fishing and worked as a heavy equipment operator, and he left behind three young daughters.

CMPD arrested 46-year-old Robert Ward Alverson of Charlotte on April 14, 2020, charging him with murder. Reports state Alverson later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a sentence with a roughly 10 to 13.5-year minimum, with nearly five years credited for pretrial confinement. The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear.

If anyone knew Joshua, his family, or saw activity near Willilyn Lane and Huntwood Drive on April 8, 2020, information could still help fill gaps about what happened that morning?