Seventeen-year-old Christian Cox was fatally shot on March 26, 2010, in Houston’s Sunnyside neighborhood. The shooting occurred in the early morning near Scott Street and Corder Street as Cox was walking home from a nearby convenience store. An unknown assailant approached and shot him multiple times; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Houston Police Department Homicide Division canvassed the area, reviewed surveillance from nearby businesses, and pursued leads, while Crime Stoppers of Houston offered a reward for tips. Despite those efforts the case went cold and remains unsolved. Cox’s family has made public appeals for information and investigators have emphasized the importance of community help in similar investigations.

If anyone was in the area that morning or has information that could help identify the shooter, please come forward to the Houston Police Department.