Cortavius Benford, 26, was shot and killed at an apartment at 226 Palmer Drive in Waterloo on Saturday, August 27, 2022. Police found him with a gunshot wound and he died after being taken to a nearby hospital; the cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators focused on Savion Wilson, 23 at the time, who was known to Benford and whose family was close to Benford’s family. Witnesses say Wilson produced a handgun inside the apartment, played with it, then pointed it at Benford’s head and pulled the trigger; Wilson fled on foot after the shooting. Months earlier a social media livestream recorded by Wilson showed a disagreement with Benford and included statements interpreted as threats.

Does anyone have information about Benford’s last known movements or about the relationship between the two men in the months before the killing?