James Lewis was 17 when he was shot and killed in Philadelphia on the night of June 16, 2008. The shooting occurred at about 10:21 p.m. on the 3100 block of Rorer Street in the Kensington neighborhood. He lived on the 1900 block of East Monmouth Street and was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at 10:39 p.m.

No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified in connection with Lewis’s murder, and the case remains unsolved. Police have continued to appeal to the public for information while community members have sought justice for him and other young victims of violence during a particularly violent period in the city.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew James, please share what you know with the Philadelphia Police Department.