James Hudson, a 49-year-old Black man, was murdered in downtown Pittsburgh on December 18, 2016. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner ruled his cause of death homicide.

His death was one of 105 homicides recorded in Allegheny County that year and part of a troubling pattern: Pittsburgh police investigated 59 city homicides in 2016 but cleared only 29, and all but two of the unsolved cases involved Black victims.

That racial disparity in clearance rates has been raised by community members and advocates calling for more resources and attention to these unresolved killings. If anyone knew James Hudson or has information about what happened on December 18, 2016, please come forward.