David Donnell McDowell, 35, died after being shot during an exchange of gunfire in the Hilltop area of Fayette County on June 27, 2017. The shooting occurred around 1 a.m. after McDowell traveled to a residence in Hilltop armed with a 9mm semi-automatic pistol. Deputies found McDowell and he was taken to Plateau Medical Center, where he died of his wounds.

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office investigators say McDowell and another armed individual exchanged shots; the identity of that person had not been released and no arrest in the fatal shooting was reported at the time. Separately, a drive-by near the same residence led to the arrest of 28-year-old Jimmy Johnson of Beckley on a felony wanton endangerment charge, but that arrest was linked to the drive-by, not the fatal shooting.

Who in the Hilltop or Oak Hill area might have information about McDowell’s movements that night or about the other person involved in the exchange of gunfire?