Ricky Freeman, 46, was found shot to death at the intersection of Common Street and Railroad Avenue in Opelousas, Louisiana, on April 8, 2018. He was discovered lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his chest. His killing was the city’s third homicide in a short period, and it prompted a community vigil and calls to end the violence.

The Opelousas Police Department investigated and reported an arrest three days later. On April 11, 2018, authorities identified and took into custody Fanuel Aaron Jr., a 44-year-old man who lived near the shooting scene. Investigators also recovered what they believed to be the murder weapon, a short-barreled 12-gauge shotgun. Police said the Freeman homicide was not related to the other recent murders in the city; the motive was not released.

If anyone knew Ricky Freeman or has information about the shooting, please come forward with tips.