Kevin Pig Franklin, a 23-year-old Black man from New Orleans, was shot and killed in daylight on December 27, 2014. Police were called just before 1 p.m. to a home in the 3500 block of D’Hemecourt Street and found him unresponsive on the front porch with a gunshot wound to the head. Homicide detectives took over the scene and publicly released records tied the case to 3516 D’Hemecourt Street; the investigation was listed as open and no arrest was recorded in that entry.

An obituary published in the days after the slaying identified him as Kevin Renee Franklin Jr., born September 19, 1991, and described him as a devoted father and a beloved son, brother, and grandson. Police at the time said no shooter had been identified and asked anyone who saw the moments before or after the shooting, or who could name the person responsible, to come forward.

If anyone saw activity around D’Hemecourt Street on December 27, 2014, or has information about Kevin Franklin’s killing, please share what is known.