Basil Blackman, 30, was shot and killed in Cincinnati’s Northside neighborhood on June 6, 2020. Officers responded about 1:40 a.m. to the 1300 block of Boyd Street and found Blackman outside with gunshot wounds. He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center but died of his injuries.

At the time of the incident there were no suspects publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The Cincinnati Police Department Homicide Unit asked anyone with information to come forward; the investigation remains open and the family and community continue to seek answers.

If anyone has information about what happened on Boyd Street that night, please contact the Cincinnati Police Homicide Unit.