In the early morning hours of May 15, 2017, Kelvin Sadler, 32, was shot dead in his Natchez, Mississippi, home. An intruder forced entry through a window and fired several shots while Sadler slept; one struck him in the head. His mother found him unresponsive and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators later linked a firearm to 19-year-old Kiandas Washington in February 2018. Washington was charged with murder after ballistics tied the recovered gun to the shooting and a note allegedly in his handwriting asked a girlfriend to provide an alibi. At trial Washington testified that the gun was his and that he had dropped it while fleeing police. In June 2021 a 12-person jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty in Sadler’s killing.

If anyone knew Kelvin, was in Natchez that night, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.