On the morning of July 7, 2016, a daytime shooting on Hancock Street in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood left 28-year-old Brandon Smith dead from multiple gunshot wounds. A woman in her fifties was also struck in the leg; her wound was non-life-threatening. Smith was a Dorchester resident and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Boston Police Department opened an active investigation and appealed for public help after the brazen attack.

Despite those efforts, the case has gone cold. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been made, and the investigation remains open. If anyone in Dorchester that morning saw something unusual or has information about who shot Brandon Smith, please come forward to help his family and the community find answers.