Thomas Louis Beatty Jr., 52, was shot and killed in northwest Charlotte on January 13, 2017. He was found with a gunshot wound in the yard of a residence on Morning Breeze Lane, taken to Carolinas Medical Center and pronounced dead there. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department identified him as the victim and opened an investigation.

CMPD has asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers; the investigation remains ongoing. The shooting was recorded as the city’s seventh murder that year and has contributed to community concern about rising violence in the area.

If anyone knew Thomas Beatty Jr., saw activity on Morning Breeze Lane that day, or has information that could help investigators, please contact Crime Stoppers.