Ronnie Lee Hopings, a 39-year-old man from Toledo, Ohio, was shot and killed outside his West Toledo home on March 16, 2016, after meeting his wife for lunch and picking up his children from a babysitter. The killing has been described as an attempted robbery that went wrong; the family believes he was ambushed. He was a father of six and remembered for his compassionate nature and warm smile.

Toledo police have been investigating the case and the family held a candlelight vigil demanding justice while urging peace and cooperation. Tensions between the Hopings and the Blackman family escalated after Ronnie’s death, and a relative, 22-year-old Telly Hopings, was later charged in the fatal shooting of 36-year-old Eugene Blackman, which police say was retaliation. The Hopings family set up a GoFundMe to support Ronnie’s children.

Anyone who knew Ronnie or has information about the March 16, 2016, shooting is asked to come forward.