Donnell Eric Drakeford, a 41-year-old African American man, was found with an apparent gunshot wound and died at his Charlotte, North Carolina residence on July 13, 2016. Officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call on the 4400 block of Ridgeville Drive at about 11:58 p.m. that night and discovered Drakeford with the fatal injury.

CMPD opened a homicide investigation after confirming Drakeford had been shot. There were no immediate arrests or identified suspects and the case remained open as detectives continued to gather evidence. Funeral services were held at Kingdom Harvest Bibleway Church where family and friends mourned his loss.

Who has information about what happened that night or knew Drakeford and can help investigators?