On the morning of October 5, 2014, 36-year-old Darnell Bates was shot and killed during what police described as a home invasion at his residence on Addie Alley in Lexington, Kentucky. Two men in dark clothing and masks forced their way into the home; a struggle followed and Bates was shot in the stomach. He was taken to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly before 5:30 a.m. A cousin and a friend were also in the house during the incident.

Family members remember Bates as a devoted father and a general manager at a local car wash who had recently been promoted. Police described a pattern in which a woman would arrange meetings with men under the pretense of sex for money and two men would then rob the victims. In July 2015, arrests were announced in connection with the case and a third suspect was identified with a warrant issued for his arrest.

Does anyone who knew Darnell or who lived near Addie Alley in 2014 have information that could help clarify what happened that night?