On the night of Friday, August 7, 2015, 18-year-old Joseph Titus Abariko of Riverdale, Maryland, was shot outside a residence on Bennington Drive in Largo. Police were called about 11:45 p.m.; first responders found Abariko suffering from gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe a fight broke out outside the party being held at the house and say the shooting was linked to that altercation.

Abariko was a student at Parkdale High School and remembered by a classmate as joyful, someone who liked to make people laugh and who played drums and made go-go beats. The Prince George’s County Police Department opened a homicide investigation, canvassed the neighborhood and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment. Reports at the time did not identify any suspects or announce arrests.

If anyone was at the party, knew Joseph, or has information about the fight that night, please share what can help the investigation.