Toreze Lamont Red Bland, 22, was fatally shot on Friday, December 11, 2015, in the Shawnee neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. The shooting happened in front of an apartment complex on Elliott Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets; witnesses reported hearing as many as six gunshots. Family members gathered at the scene, spelling his nickname Red in candles and placing a cross with his pictures in tribute.

Toreze’s death deepened a series of losses for the Bland family. His father, Craig Bland Sr., and sister, Shauna Fischer, had previously buried his older brother Craig Bland Jr., who was shot to death in May 2012; two cousins, James and Mike Bland, also died from gun violence within the prior decade. No suspects were publicly identified and no arrests had been announced immediately after the shooting; the case was listed among Louisville’s open homicides for 2015. Craig Bland Sr. publicly urged the community not to retaliate and to let the justice system proceed.

If anyone saw activity on Elliott Avenue that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward.