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Rayshand Lee Cotton was 27 when he was found dead at Brooks Road Recreation Center in Capitol Heights, Maryland, on the morning of Monday, December 19, 2016. A passerby discovered his body with severe burns; an autopsy later determined the burns were not the cause of death and that Cotton had been fatally shot.

Investigators identified a 17-year-old acquaintance, Demiko Aiken, as a primary suspect and suspected the killing was connected to the theft of Cotton’s SUV. Police recovered the stolen vehicle in Capitol Heights the following day and took Aiken and a 16-year-old accomplice into custody. The 16-year-old later admitted to helping dispose of Cotton’s body; Aiken was charged as an adult with first- and second-degree murder and held without bond, while the younger teen was charged as a juvenile as an accessory after the fact. A reward of up to $25,000 was posted for information leading to an indictment.

Does anyone have information about Cotton’s last known movements or who else might have seen his SUV in the hours before he was killed?