Fitz Robert, a 39-year-old Black man, was shot on the porch of a residence at 131 Harold Street in Roxbury late on December 28, 2012. Patrol officers heard gunfire near Harold and Harrishof streets and found him gravely wounded; he was taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A death notice gave his name as Fitz Paul Robert and recorded a date of death of December 29, 2012, consistent with a late-night shooting and a death shortly thereafter.

Boston Police records list the incident among the city’s unsolved homicides for 2012 and identify the outside scene at 131 Harold Street. Authorities appealed for public assistance after the shooting, but records do not show any arrests or the naming of suspects, and the investigation remains on the department’s roster of previous-years cases.

If anyone knew Fitz Robert, saw activity near Harold and Harrishof streets on the night of December 28–29, 2012, or has information that could help resolve this killing, please come forward.