Fifteen-year-old Mikell McKelvey was shot to death in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. A sophomore and football player at West Ashley High School, Mikell was found in the parking lot of the Palmilla Apartments on West Ashley River Road; police responded at about 3:50 a.m. and he was pronounced dead there. His death came just days before his sixteenth birthday.

Known as Kell to family and friends, Mikell ran a lawn care business and worked part time at McDonald’s; family remembered him for his determination and generosity, noting he once spent his first paycheck buying pizzas and water for people experiencing homelessness. His mother, Aphrodesia McKelvey, discovered him at the scene.

Charleston Police opened the case as a homicide and identified persons of interest but said by late 2021 they did not have enough evidence to file charges and the investigation had gone cold. Who has information that could help bring answers in Mikell’s case?