Leslie Guy Lee Byford IV was 37 when he was shot and killed in Knoxville, Tennessee, on the night of January 5, 2013 — his birthday. He had stopped briefly at his East Knoxville home and, as he returned to a gold SUV where a friend sat in the passenger seat, a masked assailant emerged from behind a nearby fence and fired a couple of shots. The SUV rolled down an embankment and stopped; officers found Byford deceased inside, having been struck twice. The friend was unharmed and went inside to call police.

The Knoxville Police Department opened the city’s first homicide investigation of 2013. Investigators say the suspect fled down a side street toward a Hardee’s on Magnolia Avenue. Despite canvassing and evidence collection, the case went cold for lack of significant leads. No arrests have been announced and no motive has been established. Byford’s mother, Ann Marotti, and other family members have traveled from Arkansas, distributed flyers with help from support groups, and offered a cash reward for information leading to an arrest.

Did anyone in East Knoxville on January 5, 2013, see a gold SUV, a masked person near Bonnie View Avenue, or anything that could help bring justice for Leslie Byford?