Jamar DeShawn Smith, 27, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the chest on January 15, 2014, in the backyard of a home on Aurora Vista Drive in Asheville, North Carolina. The killing occurred after a drug deal turned violent, and the case has generated family and community outrage because no murder charges were filed in connection with his death.

Prosecutors say the District Attorney’s Office reviewed the matter extensively before presenting it to a grand jury, but DA Ron Moore declined to discuss specifics, citing multiple active cases tied to the incident. Court records show indictments on related charges: Marshall Bruce Johnson, 19, and Lendan Cheves Hoke, 19, were indicted on conspiracy to sell or deliver marijuana; Thomas Lamont Littlejohn, 28, and Felycity Elizabeth Moria Raby, 18, were charged with conspiring to commit common law robbery and attempted common law robbery. Records allege Smith, Littlejohn, and Raby conspired to rob Johnson; Smith and Littlejohn were half-brothers.

Family members, including Smith’s aunt Stephanie Maewether, say the absence of murder charges and the presence of marijuana and robbery indictments leave too many unanswered questions and have torn the family apart. Does anyone have information about the events on January 15, 2014, or about the people involved?