Thomas T. Shine, 21, was fatally shot in downtown Charleston in the early morning hours of September 16, 2011. Family members say he had been waiting for a ride when he was struck by gunfire. He was known to his loved ones as Tommo, and was remembered as a loving son, a kind grandson, a proud father and a protective brother; he graduated from Burke High School.

Charleston Police opened a homicide investigation but there have been no publicly announced arrests and no suspects formally identified. The case is now considered cold, and few details about the shooting or the events that led up to it have been made public. His mother publicly appealed for information after his death and the family continues to seek answers.

If anyone was in downtown Charleston on the morning of September 16, 2011, or has information about Thomas Shine’s last movements, please come forward to investigators.