Alvante Pitts was 18 when he was shot and killed in Dayton, Ohio, on April 9, 2012. The shooting occurred late that morning near Rosedale Avenue and West Riverview Drive; police were called at about 10:30 a.m. and found him with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to Miami Valley Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Witnesses or callers reported a shooter described as a black male wearing a grey jacket and jeans who fled on foot. No arrest had been made; the Dayton Police Department classifies the death as an unsolved homicide and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has been involved in efforts to generate leads. Alvante was born February 4, 1994, and his family and community continue to mourn.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the man seen leaving the scene, please contact the Dayton Police Department.