Niko Nunez was 20 when he was killed in Boston’s South End in the early morning of July 19, 2014. Around 2:45 a.m., Nunez was walking on Aguadilla Street after leaving a block party at the Villa Victoria housing development when a dark-colored Ford SUV pulled up and occupants opened fire; at least one witness said someone stood up through the sunroof to shoot. Nunez was fatally struck and was a father to a 7-month-old son.

Boston police sought the public’s help in locating a newer-model Ford Explorer believed to be involved and investigated whether the shooting was gang-related, though friends said Nunez had no gang ties. In 2018 Nunez’s mother, Elsa Morales, and police renewed a public appeal, saying witnesses who were with him just before the shooting may have crucial information. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the investigation remains open.

If anyone who was at the Villa Victoria block party or who saw a dark Ford SUV in the South End that morning has information, can you come forward to help this family?