Eddie Cooper Martin was 50 when he was shot while sitting on his bicycle at the corner of Gunnison and Aetna streets in Burlington, Iowa on August 6, 2014. He was taken to the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, where he died.

The investigation focused on Joshua Royer. Witness testimony placed Royer’s vehicle at the scene and described his car pulling up next to Martin just before gunshots. Two teenagers said they had spoken with Royer near the location shortly before the shooting, and a friend testified that Royer admitted to shooting someone. The prosecution argued the killing was premeditated; one witness said Royer claimed he did it because Martin was wearing red. The defense noted there were no eyewitnesses to the shooting itself and the murder weapon was never recovered.

Joshua Royer was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole; he was also ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution to Martin’s family. Does anyone have information about Martin’s last day or witnessed the events near Gunnison and Aetna on August 6, 2014?