Rafeal Ross, 22, was shot and killed on January 2, 2011, at 3540 Reading Road in Cincinnati’s Avondale neighborhood. The slaying came in the immediate aftermath of New Year’s and was among the year’s earliest homicides. Born October 7, 1988, Ross was known to friends as Ralph and remembered as a young man with potential whose life was cut short.

The Cincinnati Police Department investigated the shooting, and despite publicity from Crime Stoppers and the Ohio Attorney General’s office the case remains unsolved and classified as a cold case. No arrests or major leads have been announced.

Does anyone who lived near 3540 Reading Road in early January 2011 or who knew Rafeal have information that could help bring new leads?