Justin Niles Wright, 31, was shot and killed during a home invasion at about 4:47 a.m. on November 7, 2015, at a residence on the 2200 block of Hazel Street in Maplewood, Minnesota. Officers found Wright with a gunshot wound to the upper torso; he was pronounced dead at the scene. His girlfriend, who was in another part of the home, was unharmed and called police.

Investigators say the intruders forced entry through a back door. A discarded firearm was recovered on a driveway and submitted for analysis. Criminal complaints state Wright confronted an intruder in a hallway and was shot once; the fatal bullet struck his left carotid artery. Wright’s girlfriend told police the household sold marijuana and had large quantities stored in the garage.

Bradley James Cook, 35, admitted participating in the burglary, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting first-degree burglary and agreed to testify against accomplices after charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder were dismissed as part of a plea deal. Brandon Lamar Cooper, 31, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and is identified in complaints as the shooter; Ernest Donald Atchison Jr., 33, was charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

Did anyone in the Maplewood area see suspicious activity near Hazel Street that night or know more about who was involved?