Mark Anthony Bailey Jr. was 33 when he was fatally shot on the evening of July 23, 2017, in an apartment complex at 8700 Rue Riviera in Lawrence. Witnesses said an unidentified man with long hair — possibly in braids or dreadlocks — wearing a white shirt and khaki shorts approached Bailey, fired several shots and struck him twice in the back. Bailey was taken to a nearby hospital and died of his injuries.

Bailey was born May 11, 1984, in Indianapolis. He had graduated from Lincoln Tech and is described by family as a fun-loving, protective husband and father who enjoyed fashion and spending time with loved ones. The shooting was the Lawrence Police Department’s first homicide investigation of that year.

No public announcement of an arrest has been made and the suspect has not been identified or apprehended. If anyone has information about that night or the man seen fleeing on foot, please share what is known.