Cobey Lee Smith was 16 when he was shot to death near his Greenville home on the evening of January 25, 2015. Witnesses reported hearing someone call to Cobey near 200 Clark Street; he walked toward voices coming from a wooded area by the Sliding Rock Creek Trail and was found shortly after multiple gunshots were heard. His mother and brother discovered his body.

For years the case remained unsolved while family and community activists kept pressure on the investigation. In April 2021, police announced arrests in connection with Cobey’s killing: Javion Deonte Sanders, who was 19 at the time of the incident, and two then-17-year-olds, Christopher Lewis Dindy Jr. and Tahleigh Rayquan Johnson, were charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Investigators say Cobey was lured into the woods by the suspects; no clear motive has been publicly established. All three were arraigned and held without bond.

Did anyone in Greenville recognize Cobey or have information about his movements on January 25, 2015?