Denise Ledbetter, 39, a Black woman, was found shot outside 231 Talbot Avenue in Mattapan on the evening of October 16, 2007. Boston Police Area B-3 officers arrived shortly before 8 p.m. after reports of gunfire. She was rushed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital and pronounced dead there.

Officers also found a 21-year-old man inside the building; he was treated for non–life-threatening injuries. Detectives identified Ledbetter publicly within two days and appealed for tips as an investigation began. City records and departmental listings continue to classify her killing as a homicide and include the Talbot Avenue address and date among Boston’s unresolved cases from 2007. No arrests have been announced and no suspect has been publicly identified.

If anyone knew Denise, was in Mattapan on October 16, 2007, or has information about activity at 231 Talbot Avenue that evening, please come forward.