On May 18, 2018, James Stone Jr., 36, was found shot to death inside a trailer on the Golden Hill Paugusett Reservation. Stone, known as Jimmy, had returned that evening to his former residence on Stanavage Road to collect some personal belongings and sustained gunshot wounds to his leg and torso. The trailer’s remote location has been cited by investigators as a complicating factor in an investigation that remains unsolved.

Stone was a Bacon Academy and Three Rivers Community College graduate who worked as a carpenter and enjoyed outdoor pursuits and music; he had rented a spot on the reservation and developed close ties with members of the Paugussett tribe. Authorities have not announced any arrests or named suspects and say they have not established a motive, though they do not believe the killing was related to drugs, a relationship, or gang activity. A reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction was offered and later increased from $25,000 to $50,000.

Did anyone in the area know James or see anything on May 18, 2018 that might help investigators?