Ryjhoun Joseph Smith was 28 when he was fatally shot on Friday, September 11, 2015, in New Orleans’ Gentilly neighborhood. The shooting occurred about 9:45 a.m. in the 6300 block of Arts Street near Mexico Street; Smith was found with multiple gunshot wounds and later died at a nearby hospital.

No details about what led to the shooting have been released, and no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. The investigation remains open.

If anyone in Gentilly that morning saw something unusual on or near Arts Street or has information about Ryjhoun Smith’s death, please come forward to the investigators handling the case.