Eric Smith-Johnson was 18 when he was shot and killed on September 2, 2010, while walking on Blue Hill Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. An unknown person approached and fired several shots, fatally wounding him. The Boston Police Department opened a homicide investigation and collected evidence and sought witnesses, but the case eventually went cold.

In November 2015 the department launched a video series called Search for Justice; the first episode focused on Eric’s unsolved murder. His mother appeared in the video to make a public plea, and a homicide detective said investigators had some promising leads but still lacked the crucial piece needed to make an arrest. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone remembers seeing Eric that day or has information about activity on Blue Hill Avenue on September 2, 2010, please come forward.