Jabari Sultan Stewart, 38, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was shot and killed on January 4, 2017. The shooting happened in northwest Charlotte near his home on Stonefort Court, close to Pleasant Grove Road, in the early evening around 7:00 p.m. Initial reports say he may have been inside the house when shots were fired; he tried to leave and was found outside critically injured and died later that night despite emergency treatment.

Friends and family described Stewart as a beloved father, entrepreneurial, and devoted to his children. His death was among the early homicides in Charlotte in 2017 and the case remains unsolved. Local authorities and Crime Stoppers are continuing to seek information and are offering a reward that might lead to an arrest.

If anyone knew Jabari Stewart or has information about the shooting, can you contact the investigators handling the case?