Matthew Reed, a 22-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on September 12, 2016, at about 4:30 a.m. at the corner of Sixth Street and Sapodilla Avenue in West Palm Beach, near the B&B Convenience Store. His death came amid a string of homicides in the neighborhood that left four men dead in roughly two weeks.

Reed’s killing reopened old wounds for his family: two years earlier he and his older brother, Joshua Tolbert, had been shot at outside the same convenience store. Reed was hit in the back in that incident; Tolbert escaped uninjured then but was found dead on 14th Street a week later. Their mother, Tawanda Wes, described the deep pain of losing both sons to gun violence.

No arrests have been announced and police have not identified suspects; the investigation remains open. If anyone has information that could assist the inquiry, please contact the West Palm Beach authorities.