Michael Allen, 32, known as VL Mike, was fatally shot on the afternoon of April 20, 2008, in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans. The shooting happened in the 4700 block of Miles Drive shortly before 1 p.m. as Allen was exiting his vehicle. He was taken to University Hospital but died a short time later.

Allen had been a member of the Chopper City Boyz and had recently left the group after a professional disagreement with the group’s leader, B.G. He had begun a solo career and released a diss track aimed at his former collaborator. Despite the public nature of the feud, investigators have not publicly identified a suspect or announced any arrests, and the motive for the killing remains unknown.

Anyone with information about the daylight shooting on Miles Drive or Michael Allen’s last movements is asked to come forward.