Markel Trevon Kels Girty was 23 when he was found with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle that had crashed in Roanoke, Virginia, on February 9, 2018. He was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries. What first appeared to be a crash became a homicide investigation after officers determined Girty had been shot and then driven away before his vehicle crashed.

Investigators say the shooting was carried out after a meeting arranged by Rollin 30s Crips member Trayvone Raycron Kasey. Prosecutors allege Kasey leaned into Girty’s car, shot him once in the chest, and stole his belongings. Federal cases tied the killing to a broader racketeering conspiracy by members of the Rollin 30s Crips. Girty’s daughter was born ten days after his death and his family remembers him for his sense of humor.

Did anyone in Roanoke know Markel or have information about the meeting that led to the shooting?