James Edward Scooter Byrd, 24, was found shot multiple times and dead inside his St. Stephens Church, Virginia, home in the early morning of August 16, 2016. The King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call and, joined by Virginia State Police, treated the death as a homicide.

A witness who was in the house reported hearing several people struggle inside, but investigators found no signs of forced entry, prompting the belief Byrd may have known his assailant or assailants. A porch light bulb had been unscrewed, suggesting an effort to conceal the crime. The murder weapon was later recovered in Richmond and laboratory analysis tied it to the shooting. The FBI has joined the probe and is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. No arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information about who was in James Byrd’s home that morning or the weapon’s movement to Richmond is asked to come forward.