On July 4, 2008, 28-year-old Franklin Douglas Boo Taylor was found with a gunshot wound at 2564 Crown Point Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries. The death was officially ruled a homicide.

The Omaha Police Department’s homicide unit handled the initial investigation, canvassing the neighborhood and speaking with potential witnesses, but police did not identify a motive or name any suspects in the immediate aftermath. The case later went cold: no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly named. Taylor’s family and friends remain without answers.

Anyone who knew Franklin, witnessed activity near Crown Point Avenue on the night of July 4, 2008, or has information that could help investigators is asked to come forward.