Ike Lamont Phelps, 36, was shot to death on the night of September 5, 2018, in the Millgarden South townhome area of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near Fredericksburg. Deputies found Phelps with two gunshot wounds; the fatal wound struck his face. Attempts to render aid were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office describes the probe as complex. Detectives looked into people close to Phelps and what they called questionable circles, naming his girlfriend (with whom he had two children) and several others identified only as person A, person B and person C. Investigators executed multiple search warrants and examined cell phone data and DNA, but cooperation from witnesses was limited and no charges have been announced. Phelps is survived by his father, two sisters and four children.

Does anyone who knew Ike or who was in Millgarden South that night have information that could help the investigation?