Kyyri De Ji Marquis Doggette was 25 when he was found inside a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds on August 8, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Officers located him at about 7:18 p.m. on the 6700 block of E. Independence Blvd., and emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Detectives later identified and arrested Andre Earl Brooks, then 23, in connection with the killing; he was charged with murder, shooting into occupied property, inflicting serious injury, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A second person, Layfayette Burney, 31, was also arrested and charged with aiding and abetting.

Doggette’s obituary described him as having a kind spirit and noted he is survived by a young son, Luke. The slaying was recorded as Charlotte’s 55th homicide of 2017. If anyone knew Kyyri, his movements that evening, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.