Roderick Davis, a 26-year-old African American man from Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed on May 5, 2014. He had gone to a backyard on Pannell Avenue to confront someone about alleged drug activity that his children were being exposed to. A physical altercation ensued between Davis and Anthony K. Gore Jr., and Gore shot Davis twice — once in the leg and once in the head; the head wound proved fatal.

Anthony K. Gore Jr., then 30, was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting. He entered an Alford plea to voluntary manslaughter with a gun and was sentenced in June 2015 to 11 years in prison. At sentencing, Davis’ mother, Denise Ibaka, delivered an emotional statement asking for the maximum sentence.

Davis is remembered by family and friends as a loving father and a committed member of his community. Does anyone have memories of Roderick or information about the circumstances that led him to Pannell Avenue that day?