Joseph Stuart, 44, was killed in a homicide in Houston in February 2017. Stuart owned a Houston Cadillac dealership. Authorities later tied his death to a broader series of violent incidents involving an organized group linked to multiple robberies and armored-car heists.

Federal courtroom testimony in 2017 identified Redrick Batiste as a person alleged to have targeted Stuart; Batiste had been killed by police in December 2016 during an attempted armored-car heist. The possible connection to Stuart’s murder surfaced during proceedings against five men arrested for involvement with the same robbery group, when an FBI special agent discussed Batiste’s suspected criminal activities. Legal objections and courtroom restrictions limited disclosure of the precise circumstances of Stuart’s death.

Stuart’s homicide was one of many violent incidents in Houston during a period of rising violent crime that carried into 2017. Does anyone have information about Stuart, his dealership, or his movements in the weeks before February 2017?