Lafayette Davis, 35, was shot and killed on July 26, 2008, in Philadelphia. Officers responding to reports of an auto accident on the 6000 block of Frontneck Street arrived at about 2:43 a.m. and found Davis with gunshot wounds to his head; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

No arrests have been announced and the motive remains unclear. His death was recorded amid a broader rise in violence in Philadelphia that year, and investigators say the case is unsolved. Davis’s family remembers him as someone who lived fully but was taken too soon; they continue to seek answers and closure.

Anyone who may have information about what happened that morning is urged to come forward to help bring justice for Lafayette Davis.