Chris Hester was a 38-year-old African-American man killed in Baltimore on September 1, 2009, during a period when the city experienced a surge in homicides. Authorities reported no arrests or identified suspects in his killing.

Hester’s case is one of several from that summer tied to neighborhoods struggling with poverty and high violence, where investigations were often hampered by limited cooperation from witnesses.

If anyone knew Chris, was in Baltimore that day, or has information that could help, please share what is known with the Baltimore Police Department.