David Terrance Hankins, 31, was found fatally shot on May 3, 2007, in Minneapolis. The killing remains an unsolved homicide and is listed among many cold-case slayings from that period in the city.

His death is noted alongside a larger pattern of unsolved murders in Minneapolis between 2007 and 2011, many involving young African American men. Law enforcement has appealed for community assistance, and authorities say that a lack of trust and witnesses unwilling to come forward have hampered progress in cases like this.

Anyone with information about David Hankins’ murder is urged to contact investigators so his family can pursue answers.