On Halloween night in 2016, 46-year-old Gary Wade Lackey Jr. was found fatally shot in the front yard of a home in the 300 block of Benders Ferry Road in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office responded after several 911 calls; investigators say an altercation occurred inside the residence before the shooting and do not believe the killing was random. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Lackey was a decorated Persian Gulf War veteran, a United States Army servicemember for more than two years, a graduate of Whites Creek Comprehensive High School and a father of three. Despite an ongoing investigation, no arrests have been announced and authorities have not publicly identified suspects or a motive.

Anyone who knew Gary, witnessed events around Benders Ferry Road on Halloween 2016, or has information that could help should contact the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office.