Wendale Davis was 16 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting in southeast Bakersfield on April 23, 2006. He was sitting in the driver’s seat of a car outside a friend’s house near Cottonwood Road and Bradshaw Street when another vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire, fatally wounding him.

The case remains unsolved. No arrests have been made and the Bakersfield Police Department says the investigation has been put on hold though it remains open. Wendale’s father, Wesley Davis, has maintained that his son was not involved in gang activity and has said he believes someone in the other vehicle knows what happened. The family has offered a $50,000 reward and continues annual vigils while running the Wendale Davis Foundation to address gang violence and support the community.

Anyone with information about that night near Cottonwood Road and Bradshaw Street is asked to come forward.