Ira Small, 51, was murdered in Philadelphia on August 3, 2010. His death occurred during a year when the city recorded 306 murders and a homicide rate of 19.8 per 100,000, with gun violence accounting for the majority of homicides. Over half of the city’s murders that year clustered in a few police districts described as hotspots, and many affected neighborhoods faced socioeconomic challenges that compounded the violence.

The case is listed among numerous 2010 homicides that remained unsolved, reflecting wider obstacles investigators faced at the time, including limited witness cooperation and the complexities of firearm-related crime in those communities. Does anyone have information about Ira Small or that part of Philadelphia in August 2010 that could help this cold case?