Cortez Boston was 26 when he was killed in a double shooting on September 18, 2017, at about 12:39 a.m. on Rutland Avenue near Xavier University in the Evanston neighborhood of Cincinnati. He was pronounced dead at the scene; a second man in his twenties was shot multiple times, rushed to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and was not alert when transported. Neither victim was a Xavier University student.

The shooting occurred during a broader outbreak of violence affecting the area, and Boston’s name has been included in memorials noting people killed by gun violence that day. The Cincinnati Police Department continues to investigate and is asking anyone with information about the Rutland Avenue shooting to come forward.

If anyone witnessed the early-morning shooting or has information that could assist investigators, please share what you know with the Cincinnati Police Department.