Modesto Smith was 21 when he was fatally shot on the evening of October 2, 2008, in the 700 block of Allegany Place in Baltimore. The killing came during a month that recorded 20 homicides in the city; most, including Smith’s, were still unsolved by the end of October.

Smith’s death came at a time when Baltimore’s homicide clearance rate for 2008 was about 30.6 percent, and officials said greater community cooperation was needed to solve cases. The circumstances of the shooting and the identity of the person or persons responsible have not been officially determined, and the investigation has cooled without new leads.

If anyone has information about Modesto Smith, his movements that evening, or the 700 block of Allegany Place in October 2008, please come forward to help his family get answers.