In the early morning hours of April 12, 2022, at about 4:45 a.m. near 19th and Monroe streets in Eugene, Oregon, gunfire rang out and 42-year-old Donald Fredeerick Frank III was found with a fatal gunshot wound. Officers pronounced him dead at the scene. His identity was withheld while investigators worked the case and was publicly released on April 25, 2022.

Born April 8, 1980, in Anniston, Alabama, at Noble Army Hospital, Frank — known to some as Eric — grew up in a military family and lived in places including Germany and Saudi Arabia. He earned an Associate’s Degree from Lane County Community College, pursued entrepreneurial ventures, and was remembered by family as a funny, kind man and a dedicated father. A memorial service was planned for June 2022.

No suspects or arrests have been publicly announced and the case remains an open homicide. Anyone who knew Frank or has information about the shooting is urged to come forward.