On the morning of December 28, 2018, 31-year-old Eric Smith Jr., a resident of Seat Pleasant, Maryland, was found outside in the 200 block of 68th Place with gunshot wounds. Emergency responders attempted care, but Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of an ongoing dispute involving Smith and two other individuals. Within days, authorities located those suspects in Delaware. On December 31, Prince George’s County police announced the arrests of 36-year-old Larence Godfrey Jr. and 41-year-old Michelle Godfrey, both of Southeast Washington, and charged them with first- and second-degree murder in connection with Smith’s death. The case drew swift attention as the community mourned.

If anyone knew Eric Smith Jr., his movements that week, or has information about the dispute, please share what is known.