Deion Adams was 20 when he was fatally shot on June 27, 2014, in Cincinnati’s Avondale neighborhood. The shooting happened along Reading Road near the Hirsch Community Center ballfields; a passer-by found him and authorities confirmed his death at the scene after he suffered multiple gunshot wounds. His death was one of several homicides in Cincinnati that year, adding to rising violence in local neighborhoods.

A former student from Lebanon, Ohio, Deion’s friends and family remembered him as good-hearted and someone who loved music and basketball. A candlelight vigil outside Lebanon High School brought many of his former classmates together; they lit candles that spelled his name and released Chinese lanterns to honor his memory.

The homicide remains unsolved. Anyone with information that could help identify who was responsible is asked to come forward to assist the investigation.