Donnelle Quinton McDonald was 31 when he was shot and killed in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 13, 2016. Officers responded shortly after 12:30 a.m. to the 6900 block of Olde Savannah Road in east Charlotte, where police determined McDonald had been shot by a family member.

Police charged 52-year-old Gary Lavard Austin with first-degree murder in connection with McDonald’s death. Authorities said the shooting followed a heated dispute, though specific details of that argument were not released. Austin was arrested and prosecuted; the court later found him guilty of first-degree murder and imposed a lengthy prison term.

This case underlines the particular trauma when lethal violence occurs within a family. If anyone knew Donnelle, his movements that night, or has information about the dispute, please come forward.