Keith Smith, 24, was fatally shot on July 5, 2013, in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood and was pronounced dead at the scene that late evening. The killing came amid a year of rising homicides in the city, with many violent incidents concentrated in neighborhoods facing poverty and limited community resources.

Investigators faced difficulties typical of those cases: witness noncooperation and other obstacles slowed progress. The San Francisco Police Department now classifies Smith’s killing as a cold case—open but inactive pending new evidence or leads. City leaders and community activists have pursued initiatives aimed at reducing violent crime, while the family continues to seek answers and justice.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact the San Francisco Police Department.