Cary F. Schmidt, 60, was found dead in his West Side Saint Paul home on the morning of May 23, 2020, after a friend discovered the front door open and entered. Schmidt was on the floor with at least one gunshot wound to the chest; emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators recovered shell casings and the death was ruled a homicide, the city’s 13th that year.

A neighbor later reported hearing gunshots the previous evening, indicating the shooting likely occurred on May 22. The Saint Paul Police Department opened an intensive investigation but did not announce any arrests, suspects, or persons of interest in the days and weeks afterward.

Who knew Cary or saw anyone near the 200 block of East Belvidere Street that late on May 22, 2020?