Korry Evins was 40 when he was shot and killed in the early morning of October 14, 2017. Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded just before 2:00 a.m. to the 100 block of Crabapple Lane in Forestdale, Alabama, and found Evins at the top of an apartment building staircase; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Evins was confronted by a gunman at the bottom of the stairs as he approached his apartment. There were no immediate signs of a robbery and no clear motive; Evins lived there with his wife and stepson. In the months after the killing no suspects were publicly identified and no arrests were made, and authorities appealed to the public for information.

Evins’s family described him as kind and helpful and said they had no knowledge of enemies or why this happened. Anyone with information that could help resolve this case is asked to contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers.