Raymond Johnson III was 43 when he was fatally shot on August 3, 2017, as he left work at a pawn shop on Monroe Road in southeast Charlotte. Witnesses and surveillance captured his final moments; investigators say the shots came from a white van driven by an unknown assailant. His death was counted as Charlotte’s 54th homicide of 2017.

Friends and loved ones held a candlelight vigil, releasing balloons and lighting candles to honor his memory. Surveillance footage and police efforts have been mentioned in connection with the investigation, but the case remains open and unsolved.

If anyone has information about the shooting, the white van, or events near the pawn shop that evening, please come forward.