Kareem Barnes was 40 when he was found shot in the head in Providence, Rhode Island, on May 9, 2015. Described by those who knew him as having a heart of gold and as a protector to his family, his sudden, violent death devastated friends and relatives.

Investigators pursued leads beyond Rhode Island. A suspect wanted in Barnes’s killing was later apprehended in New York City; that person was also a suspect in a separate 2014 homicide. The arrest was portrayed as a turning point in the inquiry into what happened to Barnes.

If anyone knew Kareem, witnessed activity in Providence on or around May 9, 2015, or has information about the suspect taken into custody in New York City, please come forward with what you know.