On October 23, 2016, 29-year-old Josias Suarez was found with a fatal gunshot wound in the front yard of a home on Uvalda Street in the Morris Heights neighborhood of Aurora, Colorado. Neighbors said Suarez had been wandering the area that afternoon and appeared disoriented; witnesses described him as unresponsive at times and moving in a zombie-like way. He reportedly entered a neighbor’s house briefly and told residents he thought he was in the wrong place. Some observers said he reached for his waistband, behavior that several people perceived as threatening.

The man who shot Suarez was taken into custody after the incident but later released. Investigators were considering whether the shooting was an act of self-defense, a possibility that Suarez’s family disputes. His sister said he was a kind person who likely was confused rather than dangerous. No public reports of arrests or charges related to the shooting have appeared since the death.

If anyone saw Josias in the hours before the shooting or has information about what happened on Uvalda Street that day, please come forward.