Emmanuel Lopes Pires was a 20-year-old Black man living in Boston when he was fatally shot on Friday, December 21, 2007. The shooting occurred at the intersection of Bowdoin Street and Geneva Avenue in Dorchester during a spasm of violence that struck the city over the holiday season. Officials said some recent attacks appeared not to be random and that people were targeted.

Boston police increased patrols in the Bowdoin Street and Geneva Avenue area after Emmanuel’s death. No arrests were ever announced, and by the end of December 2007 investigators had not publicly identified any suspects. The case has since gone cold and remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Emmanuel, saw activity around Bowdoin and Geneva on December 21, 2007, or has information that could help this investigation, please come forward.