Lawrence Chudi Ibekwe, 24, was fatally shot inside a duplex on Mara Lynn Road in west Little Rock on August 19, 2016. According to a witness, two men arrived intending to buy narcotics; shortly after entering one produced a firearm and demanded that Ibekwe and the witness get on the floor. The witness complied but Ibekwe resisted, a struggle followed, and he was shot. The two suspects fled the scene and have not been publicly identified.

Known as Chudi, he graduated from Parkview Arts & Science Magnet High School in 2009 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2015. He co-founded Mali Technical Services in 2010, worked as a software and systems engineer, and served as an usher and altar server at St. Augustine Catholic Church in North Little Rock. The Little Rock Police Department lists his death as a cold case and no arrests have been announced.

Does anyone have information about the men who fled that night or other details that could help bring Lawrence’s killers to light?