Marquis Tompkins Jr., 24, was found dead of a gunshot wound in a car on the 500 block of Toner Street in Lexington, Kentucky. His death occurred February 6, 2023, and was recorded as the city’s first homicide of that year. The shooting compounded family grief: his brother’s 2020 murder remains unsolved.

Investigators say surveillance footage from the nearby Dunbar Community Center captured a suspect, but the footage’s poor quality prevented identification, according to Tompkins’ grandmother who was briefed by a detective. As of the summer of 2023 no arrests had been announced and no suspects publicly identified. The family has urged better high-definition cameras in community centers to help solve cases.

Anyone with information about Marquis Tompkins Jr. or the February 6 shooting is asked to come forward.