Frederick Pretrickson, 28, was fatally shot on the evening of May 10, 2012, near Aqueduct Drive in Newport News, Virginia. He had worked as a cook at a local McDonald’s during the six years he lived in the city. Family and friends were left reeling by the sudden violence.

The investigation focused on 19-year-old Dimitri Pringle, who turned himself in and was arrested on charges including first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Pringle testified at trial that he shot Pretrickson in self-defense after believing Pretrickson reached for a weapon; he said he had been visiting a woman at the Colony Square Apartments and had earlier been threatened by Pretrickson’s cousin, Stevon Fredrick. Prosecutors presented evidence of a prior altercation between Pringle and Stevon Fredrick the month before and noted that Pretrickson had a high blood-alcohol content when he died.

Did anyone in Newport News remember the parties involved or witness what happened that night?