In the early morning hours of August 30, 2013, gunfire in the Chimney Hill area of Virginia Beach left 46-year-old John Andrew Gancarz dead. Police found Gancarz at the scene around 6:40 a.m.; he had been fatally shot.

Investigators identified 57-year-old Ernest Steven Croft of Portsmouth as the person responsible. Authorities charged Croft with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and court filings indicate the killing was tied to a personal relationship: Gancarz was the boyfriend of Croft’s stepdaughter. Croft admitted to shooting Gancarz, pleaded guilty to the charges, and received a prison sentence of 48 years, with 23 years suspended.

If anyone knew John Gancarz or has information about him or the circumstances that led to this killing, please share what you recall.