On the evening of May 8, 2012, 17-year-old Joseph Palmer was fatally shot on Detroit’s northeast side. The African-American teenager was struck during a burst of gunfire about 7:45 p.m. on the 13000 block of Mitchell Street, near Victoria Street and the Davison Freeway. He was found critically wounded, taken for medical care, and later died of his injuries.

Investigators publicly appealed for help after the shooting and offered a cash reward of up to $2,500 for tips leading to an arrest. Despite those appeals and the reward, no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. The case remains unsolved and is one of many that contributed to the city’s high homicide rate at the time.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Joseph, please contact Crime Stoppers or local investigators with a tip.