Adrian Ramirez, 25, was killed in a drive-by shooting at his home on Snow Creek Road in Hickory, North Carolina, in the early hours of November 24, 2017. He was asleep next to his fiancée when bullets struck the residence; his fiancée survived and described bullets passing near her face and shoulders. The couple had a five-year-old child who is now without parents.

Investigators believe the attack was targeted and have explored links to a previous Hickory shooting in 2015, with gang retaliation among the motives being considered. Cameras were reported around the property but the shooter remained unidentified and no arrests or suspects had been announced. The Catawba County Sheriff’s Deputies continue to investigate and are asking the community for information.

If anyone knew Adrian, his family, or observed suspicious activity near Snow Creek Road around that date, please come forward with any information.