Gregorie Somerville was 25 and from Tuscaloosa, Alabama when he was found shot inside a car in the Aspen Village Apartments parking area in the dim hours of Monday morning, August 24, 2015. Officers treated the scene as an attack directed at him rather than a random incident. Investigators described a meeting arranged under false pretenses: people who said they wanted to buy drugs allegedly lured Somerville to the complex and then carried out a robbery that turned deadly.

Authorities said Somerville was shot during the holdup and that items were taken from him and his vehicle, reported as his shorts, a cellphone, and marijuana. By the next day police announced three suspects were in custody and charged with capital murder: Samuel Sanders, Trevoris Sheppard, and Marquell Underwood, each accused of participating in the robbery tied to Somerville’s killing. Public death notices confirmed the August 24, 2015 date and family preparations for services followed.

Does anyone who knew Gregorie, or who was at Aspen Village Apartments that morning, have information that could shed light on what happened?