Ray Jr. Smith, a 31-year-old Black man, was killed in New Orleans on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Authorities classified his death as a homicide, but the account of what happened that day is sparse and public details about the circumstances remain limited.

The New Orleans Police Department opened an investigation, but there have been no publicly announced arrests or identified suspects. The case is listed among the city’s unsolved homicides and is described as cold, leaving family and friends without resolution.

If anyone has information that could help bring clarity to Ray Jr. Smith’s death, the New Orleans Police Department asks that you come forward.