Keith Dewayne Watson, a 36-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on January 25, 2017, near Montlieu Avenue of Technology, an elementary school in High Point, North Carolina. Police arrived at 11:51 a.m. and found Watson on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The school was placed on lockdown while officers responded.

Investigators have said the shooting did not appear to be random, but no information about a shooter or suspects has been released. The case was High Point’s first homicide of 2017. The family’s obituary notes the deep sorrow and love left by Watson’s death, and police have asked anyone with information to contact Crimestoppers.

Did anyone in the area on January 25, 2017, see or hear anything that could help investigators?