Kendele Joseph Johnson, known as Kane, was 24 when he was found dead in his Fairview Street residence in Chesapeake, Virginia, on August 15, 2013. Authorities determined he died of a gunshot wound and classified the case as a homicide.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Johnson spent parts of his youth in New York, Washington and Georgia before settling in Virginia. Family and friends described him as a compassionate peacemaker with a larger-than-life personality; he was a son, a brother and a loving companion. The Chesapeake Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Squad opened an investigation but the case later went cold. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and the circumstances and motive have not been released.

Anyone with information about Johnson’s death is asked to contact the Chesapeake Police Department to help bring answers to his family and community.