On the evening of March 4, 2019, 33-year-old Haki Sanders was shot and killed in his home on Petipas Lane in Randolph, Massachusetts. The suspected shooter was known to Sanders: authorities identified 32-year-old Justin Gaston of Brockton and Randolph as the alleged shooter.

Gaston fled after the shooting and a nearly 24-hour manhunt followed. Multiple agencies, including the Randolph Police, Massachusetts State Police detectives and the State Police STOP Team, located Gaston at a residence in Lynn and took him into custody without incident on the afternoon of March 5, 2019. Court papers say Gaston had been living in the same Randolph home with Sanders and Gaston’s mother.

Investigators say Gaston and Sanders grew up together in Dorchester and had a close relationship; Sanders was reportedly the godfather to Gaston’s children. Court documents allege an argument over Gaston’s resentment about an involuntary mental health commitment in December preceded the shooting. Gaston was arrested, charged with murder, pleaded not guilty at arraignment and was held without bail.

If anyone knew Sanders or has information about the events that night, please share what is known.