Kenneth Lamont Pearson, a 48-year-old African American man, was found shot to death in the front yard of his North Linden home in Columbus, Ohio, on August 25, 2015. The shooting happened around 11:15 p.m.; a neighbor reported hearing six or seven gunshots. Pearson had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene. His death was the 62nd homicide in Columbus that year.

Pearson was known locally for efforts to improve his neighborhood. He was born in Alabama, moved to Sandusky as a teenager, served in the U.S. Navy after high school, worked in construction, and later moved to Columbus for work. He had six children and an 8-year-old granddaughter. The case remains unsolved; the Columbus Police Department has appealed to the public for information and offered a cash reward for tips that could lead to an arrest and indictment. Family members, including a sister-in-law, believe Pearson’s death may be linked to the later killing of his brother Anthony Pearson.

Did anyone in North Linden or the Sandusky area see or hear anything on the night of August 25, 2015 that could help investigators?