Deshonne Mitchell, 19, was fatally shot on December 18, 2016, in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. The shooting happened inside an apartment building at 136 E. 52nd Street, just steps from his home. Police received a call about 3:30 p.m. reporting a person had been shot; officers found Mitchell with a gunshot wound to his back. He was taken to Kings County Hospital but was pronounced dead.

The wound’s location suggests he may have been a vulnerable or unsuspecting victim. The NYPD’s 67th Precinct investigated and appealed for public help; as of the Monday morning after the shooting, no arrests had been reported and no suspects publicly identified. Anyone with information about Deshonne Mitchell or the shooting is asked to come forward.