DeQual Anthony Smiley, 17, was shot in the head outside the Canopy Creek Apartments on Harts Road in Jacksonville on May 12, 2017. The shooting happened about 8:15 a.m.; Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office found Smiley with life-threatening injuries and he was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

Investigators say a car crashed nearby and may have been fleeing the scene. K-9 units searched along Harts Road and the Sheriff’s Office has asked the public for help, offering anonymity and potential rewards through First Coast Crime Stoppers. No arrests or identified suspects have been announced and the case remains open.

If anyone was in the Canopy Creek area that morning or saw a crash or suspicious vehicle, please share what was seen with authorities. How can readers who were in that neighborhood that day help investigators?