By Mark Wilson of the Courier and Press

Not much has changed in the year since Shane Breedlove was fatally shot while walking on Evansville's East Side.

The known facts of the case haven't changed. Neither has the heartache of his family.

"I can't tell you what a difficult year this has been," said Carole Cleveland, Breedlove's mother.

Breedlove, 41, was shot three times while walking near Washington and Thompson avenues about 9:30 p.m. July 19, 2015.

A club disc jockey and musician, who also worked repossessing cars for area dealerships, Breedlove was walking to his job as a DJ at KC's Time Out Lounge in Washington Square Mall when he was shot. He was just a half-mile from his house.

The Evansville Police Department has been silent on the case since October, when murder charges were dismissed against three suspects. Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Nicholas Hermann said at the time that there was not evidence to proceed with the case, although police officials expressed confidence that evidence would be found.

Police spokesman Sgt. Jason Cullum said recently that the case remains open and the investigation active. The prosecutor's office declined to comment.

"We're going on a year now and we still don't have any answers," said Robbie Hensley.

Hensley said he had been best friends with Breedlove since before middle school in Henderson, Kentucky, where Breedlove grew up.

"I wish somebody would do more, that there would be more activity with the investigation," Hensley said. "Let's get the case closed so the family can have some closure."

Hensley is president of the Shane Breedlove Foundation, a nonprofit organization to raise money for Breedlove's children.

"They are holding together as well as can be expected," Hensley said. "They are like everybody else, they want to see justice."

Cleveland said police have gone sometimes for months at a time without communicating to her about the case.

"It gets so quiet, you get the feeling nobody is doing anything," she said. "We just keep hanging on for the hope something will happen."

Cleveland said Police Chief Billy Bolin told her that the case was assigned to a new detective. Bolin did not return a Courier & Press telephone call seeking comment about the investigation.

Breedlove's friends and family haven't just been struggling with who did it but also with why.

"I've had a lot of questions as to why somebody would do this. Shane was the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off his back. He would give you the last dollar in his pocket if you needed it," Hensley said.

Police arrested Evansville residents Bobby John Handegard and his son, Bobby Michael Handegard, in August 2015, along with Derrick Murray, known for his various drug-related arrests and alleged gang involvement.

Murray was also known for making anonymous Internet threats against Bolin and police in general — for which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal prison.

Affidavits for arrest and search warrants cited a confidential source, as well as information reportedly given by Bobby Michael Handegard's girlfriend, who was 17 years old and pregnant when detectives brought her to the police headquarters for questioning.

The teenage informant later hired her own defense lawyer and said she would invoke her constitutional right not to testify if called as a witness.

Police also cited jailhouse phone calls in which Murray — who was arrested and accused of violating his federal supervised release by allegedly selling marijuana — told an acquaintance to delete certain information from his Facebook page.

All three men denied involvement and their attorneys loudly criticized police and prosecution for lack of evidence.

"It's a tragedy. I just hope and pray somebody feels guilty and comes forward to say they did it," Hensley said.

A public remembrance will be held at the crime scene, Washington and Thompson avenues, at 7 p.m. Tuesday.