Ashley Williams Costly was 22 when he was shot and killed outside 67 Dakota Street in Dorchester on the night of July 25, 2012. Police found him with multiple gunshot wounds shortly before midnight; he was later pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Authorities released his name and confirmed the Dakota Street location in the days after the shooting but did not announce a motive. An obituary published the following week named him as Ashley William Costly and listed surviving family, highlighting the personal loss behind the brief police statements.

If anyone has information about Ashley Costly’s death or was in the area of Dakota Street on July 25, 2012, please come forward.