On the morning of Sunday, August 16, 2020, officers in Caruthersville, Missouri, found the body of Larry McIntyre Jr. on the living room floor of a residence. McIntyre, a Black/African American male, had suffered gunshot wounds and was possibly beaten, and investigators treated the death as a violent homicide.

The Caruthersville Police Department opened a homicide investigation that focused on a person of interest. Investigators located and arrested 20-year-old Zyion Nakeith Cooper of Grandview, who had prior ties to nearby Hayti. Cooper was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Few other public details about the circumstances of the attack have been released. Does anyone in the area have information about McIntyre’s movements or those who might have been with him the morning of August 16, 2020?