In the early morning hours of January 6, 2013, 18-year-old Donteze Howse, known as Lil Donnie, was shot in the parking lot of Johnny’s Tavern on Centennial Boulevard in Nashville. Two unidentified men opened fire into a crowd shortly after 1:30 a.m.; Howse was struck in the upper leg and two other people were also wounded. Howse was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center but died of his injuries.

The shooters’ identities and a motive have not been publicly established. No arrests have been announced, and the Nashville Police Department now lists the killing as a cold case. The loss devastated his family and community and remains unresolved.

If anyone was at Johnny’s Tavern that night or has information about who opened fire, please share what you know with investigators.