On the evening of November 21, 2017, 45-year-old Carl Gregory Shears Jr. was fatally shot near 24th Avenue and East Spruce Street in Seattle’s Central District. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found Shears with critical injuries; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators located his vehicle nearby and believe he may have been in or near it when the shooting occurred.

The Seattle Police Department opened a homicide investigation, canvassed the neighborhood and sought witnesses, but no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. Shears was described as a loving father of four; his family organized a fundraiser to help cover funeral expenses after the sudden loss.

Does anyone in the neighborhood that night remember seeing or hearing anything that could help investigators?