Nicholas Damon Decker was 25 when he was shot and killed in his Owensboro, Kentucky, home during the early hours of June 9, 2019. Police found him in the entryway with a single gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators determined the death was a homicide that occurred during a burglary and robbery. Security-camera footage showed two men forcing entry, and a fingerprint left at the scene helped identify one suspect.

Forty-two-year-old Cortemius Martez Peoples of Bowling Green was arrested within a week and charged with murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. Peoples initially pleaded not guilty but in May 2020 pleaded guilty to murder, robbery, and burglary and received a 25-year sentence; he must serve at least 85 percent of that term before parole eligibility. The surveillance footage shows a second intruder who had not been publicly identified at the time of Peoples’ conviction; investigators were still seeking that person.

If anyone knew Nicholas, the people who were at his home that night, or has information about the unidentified second intruder, please come forward.