Ricky Ward, 37, was fatally shot while walking home in Hempstead, New York, in the early morning hours of December 2, 2016. ShotSpotter alerted police at approximately 12:25 a.m., and officers found Ward near the corner of Elizabeth Avenue and Baldwin Road; he was pronounced dead at 12:36 a.m.

The shooting came days after a community meeting where residents and village officials discussed rising crime and gang activity and considered measures including linking cameras to the ShotSpotter system. The Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad is leading the investigation; detectives have reviewed area video and are following leads but no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

Anyone with information about Ricky Ward’s death or who saw activity near Elizabeth Avenue and Baldwin Road the night of December 2, 2016, is asked to contact investigators.