Derundrae C. Smith was 19 when his body was found in a field in East St. Louis on the afternoon of Saturday, February 1, 2014. He had been shot multiple times in the back, and his death was recorded as the city’s first homicide of the year.

The East St. Louis Police Department, assisted by the Illinois State Police, opened a homicide investigation but reported no identified suspects and no clear motive. Investigators faced a lack of witnesses and limited evidence, and both law enforcement and community leaders appealed for information while the city was in a 40 days of non-violence campaign.

No arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved. Does anyone who lived in East St. Louis then or who was in the area on February 1, 2014 have information that could help bring answers for Derundrae’s family?