Lancelot Kenyatta Ellison, a 46-year-old African American man, was shot and killed inside his apartment in Hickory, North Carolina, on June 1, 2015. Police were called to 8th Ave. Drive SE at about 11:40 p.m.; officers found Ellison unresponsive from gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead after CPR attempts.

Investigators concluded the motive was robbery. Two men, both 23 at the time, were connected to the case: Demarcus Kashaun Pollard and Tevin Jerome Davis. Davis surrendered on June 4, 2015, and was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, and felony robbery with a dangerous weapon; Pollard was arrested June 11, 2015, and charged with first-degree murder. According to the investigation, Davis drove a co-defendant to get a gun and to the residence where Ellison and his girlfriend were staying; a brief verbal exchange occurred before Ellison was shot three times. A witness said a gun was held to her head and she was threatened, and Davis later admitted taking a gun from Ellison and helping restrain one of the two females so the robbery could continue.

Does anyone have information about Ellison’s last known movements or the people he associated with in Hickory?