On the evening of December 9, 2015, Eric Durham, a 27-year-old Black man from Dorchester, was shot while sitting in his car outside 120 Southern Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston shortly before 8:30 p.m. Reports differ on whether he was pronounced dead at the scene or taken to a nearby hospital and later died of a gunshot wound to the chest. He was known as Weez to friends and had moved to Fall River about two years earlier while maintaining ties to Dorchester.

Durham ran a food delivery business called Eric’s Deliveries and worked in construction; friends remembered him for his generosity and charisma. The Boston Police Department opened a homicide investigation, canvassed the area, and asked the public for tips, including anonymous CrimeStoppers leads. In the days after the shooting no arrests were announced and no suspects were publicly identified.

If anyone knew Eric, saw activity near 120 Southern Avenue that night, or has information that could help his family and investigators, please come forward.