Shaquan Newby was 19 when he was shot and killed on October 22, 2015. He was found in the front yard of a home on South Yellow Springs Street in Springfield, Ohio. Newby was born on June 1, 1996, and is survived by his parents, siblings and his son, Jah-Sear D. Minter.

Authorities arrested 26-year-old Derrick Clerk of Springfield in connection with the shooting. Witnesses at the scene reported an argument between Clerk and Newby before shots were fired. Clerk fled the area and was later captured in Detroit by U.S. Marshals and extradited back to Springfield. He was charged with murder and pleaded not guilty. A Clark County grand jury declined to indict Clerk on the murder charge, citing evidence suggesting self-defense, but did indict him on a tampering with evidence charge alleging he disposed of the gun used in the shooting. Officials said the case could be returned to the grand jury if new evidence emerges.

Shaquan’s death occurred amid a string of fatal shootings in Springfield that fall, including the unsolved killing of Candance Prunty and the murders of Bryant Michael Lawson and Titus Lee Ford. Did anyone in Springfield have information about Shaquan’s activities or those involved that could help clarify what happened?