Milton Roman, 28, was visiting an acquaintance in Roanoke, Virginia, when his life was cut short on the night of February 2, 2019. Police were called just before 11:30 p.m. to an apartment in the 1300 block of Maple Avenue SW for a report of a person shot. Roman was found inside with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he died. His acquaintance, 33-year-old Jonathan Billings of Roanoke, suffered only minor injuries; investigators later described both men as victims of a home invasion.

The Roanoke Police Department pursued leads over the following years but made no arrests for more than four years, leaving Roman’s family without resolution. Is there anyone who knew Milton or was in that neighborhood that night who can help shed light on what happened?