Rodney Boykins, 30, was shot in the Cedarbrook section of far northwest Philadelphia after leaving a friend’s house on February 19, 2011. The attack happened near the 8200 block of Williams Avenue when another vehicle pulled alongside his stopped car, a window rolled down, and more than a dozen shots were fired into his vehicle. Struck several times, Boykins nonetheless drove himself to the hospital and survived about two weeks before dying on March 5, 2011.

Before his death he could offer only limited details; he told family he felt he had been ambushed and compared the attempt on his life to how Tupac was shot, but he could not identify his attackers or explain a motive. Police said he had no contact with the law and the family said he had no known enemies. He was described as a father, a son, and a social worker devoted to helping children.

A $20,000 reward was later offered but police reported it had not produced solid leads and the case remained unsolved. Who knew Rodney, where he spent time that night, or might have information about the shooting?