Charles Townsend was 21 when he was shot and killed in Syracuse, New York, on the night of February 29, 2016. The shooting left his mother and two children grieving and prompted a homicide investigation by the Syracuse Police Department.

Details about the circumstances of the shooting have remained limited. The case went cold over the years; no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been made. The case is listed with the Syracuse Police Department’s Homicide Unit, which continues to seek information that could produce a break.

If anyone has information about Townsend’s death or the events of that night, please contact the Syracuse Police Department’s Homicide Unit.