Carlos Ray Ferguson, 37, of Lavalette, West Virginia, died on December 3, 2017, from injuries sustained in a shooting that took place the night of December 1, 2017, in the 600 block of Seventh Avenue in Huntington. According to Huntington police, the shooting occurred at about 10:30 PM and was carried out by 29-year-old Jonathan Michael McDonald of Huntington. McDonald was arrested the next day, December 2, 2017; his initial charges for malicious or unlawful assault and possession of a controlled substance were upgraded to murder after Ferguson’s death was confirmed.

Ferguson was born June 24, 1980, in Huntington and graduated from Buffalo High School. He is survived by his mother, Mary Lou Ferguson; children Hannah and Robert Ferguson; siblings and other relatives. Funeral services were held at Johnson Tiller Funeral Home, with burial at Spring Hill Cemetery.

Was anyone in the area on Seventh Avenue that night who saw or heard anything that could shed more light on what happened?