Parris Lane, a 19-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on the evening of November 8, 2017, in a parking lot on Hamilton Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He had been active in a local youth building project, contributing hands-on skills to community efforts, and his death came during a year the city saw a rise in gun violence.

The Allentown Police Department investigated the homicide and identified a suspect; an arrest was later reported. Parris’s mother became an outspoken advocate against gun violence after his death, and the family’s loss deepened when his brother Najeer Lane was also later killed by gunfire in Allentown.

If anyone knew Parris, his work on the youth building project, or has information about the November 8, 2017 shooting, please share what is known.