Eugene Scott Walmsley, 33, of Inkster, Michigan, was shot and killed outside a residence at 1305 8th Avenue in Huntington, West Virginia, on the night of June 23, 2014. The shooting was reported shortly before 10 p.m.; officers found Walmsley lying dead in a grassy area in front of the house. Investigators initially reported an upper-body wound and later established the fatal gunshot struck him in the face.

Detectives focused on Detroit resident Spanish Smith, who shares Michigan connections with Walmsley. Testimony by Huntington Police Detective Paul Hunter described an exchange of words that became physical before Smith produced a firearm and shot Walmsley. The detective said Smith acknowledged using a .22-caliber revolver. Police also examined a white Cadillac stopped in South Point, Ohio, and questioned two occupants, and they treated a separate fatal shooting an hour later as unrelated.

A search for Smith lasted more than a week. Timothy Anderson was arrested as an alleged accessory, and on July 3 police located Smith at an apartment on Nash Street in Barboursville during a heavily armed operation; authorities reported finding a loaded rifle, heroin and cash. Retina Morgan was later arrested after Smith’s preliminary hearing and accused of helping Smith leave Huntington and hide. The case proceeded to a grand jury and produced plea resolutions and sentences in 2016.

If anyone knew Walmsley, Smith, or movements around 1305 8th Avenue on June 23, 2014, please share what is known.