Edward Battles was 17 when he was fatally shot in Buffalo in the early hours of October 9, 2009. An African-American male, he was driving a Chevrolet in the Schiller Park neighborhood on Genesee Street shortly after midnight when gunfire struck him. He was taken to Erie County Medical Center in critical condition and later died of his wounds; his death was ruled a homicide.

The shooting happened amid a year that saw multiple violent incidents in the city. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced, and the motive and circumstances remain unclear. The case is now treated as a cold case, leaving family and friends without answers.

If anyone remembers events on Genesee Street that night or has information about Edward Battles’s death, please share what is known with investigators.