Robert Walters, 48, was shot and killed in his Gulfport, Mississippi, home on April 4, 2017. Known as a sales representative who lifted others’ spirits with laughter, Walters had recently been sheltering an acquaintance, 34-year-old Stephen Redmond, and Redmond’s estranged wife at his Hidden Oaks subdivision residence. The household atmosphere was reported to involve methamphetamine and marijuana use.

A dispute between Redmond and his wife led Walters to ask Redmond to leave. Redmond returned days later armed with a .22-caliber Ruger reportedly stolen from Walters’ truck and lay in wait in the backyard. When Walters came home with Redmond’s wife, an argument and a struggle over the gun ensued; Redmond shot Walters from three to four feet. Walters retreated to his bedroom and died at a hospital about an hour later. Redmond fled but was arrested the same evening a few houses away. He was charged with first-degree murder, and a jury convicted him in September 2018; a judge later imposed a life sentence.

Are there details about Walters’ life in Gulfport or the neighborhood that could help anyone who remembers that day come forward?