Joseph Nathaniel Key, Jr. was 34 when he was found fatally shot inside his apartment in the 1800 block of Appleton Lane in Shively, Kentucky, on the morning of Sunday, August 21, 2016. Family and friends remember him as a generous, kind-hearted father of three whose sudden death deeply affected the local community.

Shively Police say the homicide was tied to a drug-related robbery. Investigators allege Dion Cummings and Shane Van Williams were involved in a scheme to steal heroin from Key. Police reports state Cummings was reportedly being shown the drugs by Key and texted Van Williams with the intent to steal them; Van Williams is believed to have come to the apartment and shot Key once in the head.

Arrests followed within weeks: Dion Cummings was taken in Louisville and Shane Van Williams was located and arrested in Norfolk, Virginia, then brought back to Kentucky to face charges. Did anyone who knew Joseph or who was in the Shively area that weekend see or hear anything that could help fill in what happened?