Brandon Smith, a 20-year-old from Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, was shot to death and died on January 18, 2017. He was found outside a residence at 185 W. Church Street around 2 a.m.; his mother said he had gone outside after texting on his phone, came back yelling they shot him, and collapsed. He was pronounced dead at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center at 3 a.m.

Investigators tied the killing to a drug-related incident. Antoine William McNeal, 32, of Wilkes-Barre, was arrested and charged with Brandon’s murder after being found hiding in an apartment with six marijuana plants; evidence indicated Brandon was shot inside his mother’s van. Wakeelah Nimat Moore, McNeal’s girlfriend, was arrested on charges of hindering apprehension and drug offenses. McNeal was arraigned and held without bail at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.

Brandon’s family remembered him for his warm smile, huge heart, and love of basketball, animals, and children. Does anyone have information about that night or saw activity around 185 W. Church Street on January 18, 2017?