Taquan Samuels, 22, was shot to death in the early morning hours of July 25, 2010. A recent transplant from Brooklyn, he had just moved into the 55 Allen Avenue Apartments in Portland, Maine, and was leaving a party at the complex when the shooting occurred. Emergency services received a 911 call around 3:40 a.m.; Samuels was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest and the manner was ruled a homicide.

The Portland Police Department launched an immediate investigation, interviewing witnesses and processing the scene. Despite those efforts, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified. The case remains an open homicide and is listed among Portland’s cold cases. Any reader who was in or around 55 Allen Avenue Apartments that night or who has information that could help investigators is asked to come forward.