On a summer evening in July 2007, 18-year-old Ammar Malik Simmons was shot after an argument at the DeKalb Avenue little league baseball complex in Franklin Township. Earlier that night police had been called to a house party for a noise complaint; later, Simmons and others went to the baseball complex where a confrontation unfolded and turned violent.

An autopsy found a single bullet wound to Simmons’ lower back that caused extensive internal bleeding and was the cause of death. Examiners also reported bruises on his chest and hand and a cut on his head. Investigators concluded the attack stemmed from Simmons allegedly attempting to falsely present himself as a member of the Bloods, an act described in the case as marking him for violence.

Authorities identified two men tied to the killing: Xavier Bailey was named as the shooter and Fabian B. Austin as the man who ordered the shooting. Fabian B. Austin was later convicted of reckless manslaughter and sentenced to ten years in prison. Did anyone who knew Ammar or who was at the party or the baseball complex that night see what happened or have information to share?