Akil Duro, 34, was shot in his Bronx apartment after gunfire erupted in his Williamsbridge apartment building during an August evening in 2017. The gunman, identified by police as 25-year-old Elijah Smith, had been involved in an argument with a neighbor, was forced out, then reportedly returned with a firearm and fired shots in the hallway. A bullet pierced Duro’s apartment door and struck him in the torso; he was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and two days later was declared brain dead.

On the same day Duro was declared brain dead, his father, Okera Ras I, suffered a fatal heart attack; family members said he was overcome with grief when he learned of his son’s condition. The NYPD released a photograph of Elijah Smith, described as having black hair and brown eyes, and said he was believed to have fled in a gray four-door sedan with Connecticut plates; a reward was offered for information leading to his arrest. It is not publicly known if he was ever apprehended.

If anyone knew Akil, his routines, or has information about the shooting or the vehicle seen leaving the scene, please come forward.