Ralph L. Thomas III was 20 when he died from a gunshot wound on July 19, 2016. A Youngstown native born August 10, 1995, he graduated Liberty High School in 2013 and was remembered for his love of football and basketball and for spending time with family and friends.

The shooting was part of a broader homicide investigation that led to multiple indictments by a Mahoning County grand jury. Deondre M. Gayles, also 20, was charged with aggravated murder, murder, attempted murder and related counts in connection with Thomas’s death. Anthony M. Brown faced an obstructing justice charge, and other individuals were charged in the probe with counts that included aggravated robbery, tampering with evidence and drug possession.

Thomas’s family and community mourned his loss and sought justice. Does anyone have information about Ralph’s life or the events around July 19, 2016, that could help fill gaps in the timeline?