On the night of April 4, 2014, Joseph L. Dawkins, a 32-year-old Black man, was found lying in the street in the 1100 block of South 12th Street in Richmond, Indiana, not far from his home. He had been shot multiple times and was taken to Reid Health, where he was pronounced dead shortly after his discovery around 10:45 p.m. The Richmond Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Joseph was born November 16, 1981, in Dayton, Ohio, and was a long-time Wayne County resident. He graduated from Richmond Community Schools and earned an Associate’s Degree from Ball State University. He was a father to four children: Nathaniel, Brian, Jayveon, and Corrina Dawkins. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; the case remains unsolved.

Did anyone in the community see or hear anything in the area of South 12th Street on the night of April 4, 2014, that could help investigators?