On July 4, 2016, Jamal Dixon-Lackey, 26, was one of three people fatally shot during a neighborhood block party in Houston’s Fourth Ward. The shooting happened in the early morning amid fireworks and Fourth of July celebrations when witnesses said a car pulled up and several men began shooting. Two other people were killed that night, and two additional victims — a 37-year-old man and a 10-year-old boy — suffered non-life-threatening wounds.

An arrest was made in April 2019 when 20-year-old Jerome Moore was charged with capital murder in connection with the three homicides, including Jamal’s. Jamal’s family and community remembered him as kind and enthusiastic, and his death prompted memorials and tributes.

If anyone was at the block party that night or has information about what happened, please share what you know with investigators.