Lamar Hughes was 16 when he was fatally shot outside his aunt’s home in the Edgehill Homes neighborhood of Nashville on September 5, 2010, at about 1:00 a.m. He had been standing with family and friends when gunfire erupted; emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Metro Nashville Police Department opened a homicide investigation, canvassed the area for witnesses and evidence, and has not publicly identified suspects or made arrests. The shooting’s motive and the circumstances that led to the attack remain unclear to the public, and the case is listed among Nashville’s cold cases.

Anyone who was in Edgehill Homes on the night of September 5, 2010, or who has information about Lamar’s death is asked to come forward.