Emmanuel Lopez III, a 26-year-old Black / African American man, was shot multiple times and killed on April 3, 2019, at about 11:50 p.m. in the middle of the 2100 block of 11th Avenue in Huntington, West Virginia. Responding officers found him lying in the street; several shell casings were recovered near his body. Emergency services responded but he succumbed to his wounds.

The Huntington Police Department opened a homicide investigation and the then Chief of Police, Hank Dial, said detectives were pursuing several leads developed that night. No suspect was immediately identified and, in the days and weeks that followed, no public information emerged tying anyone to the killing. The case is described as unsolved with no indication of an arrest in connection with Lopez’s death.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Emmanuel, please share details with the Huntington Police Department.