On the afternoon of Sunday, January 4, 2015, 22-year-old Daerius Rashaud Churchill was walking near East Bruce Randolph Avenue and North Steele Street in Denver, Colorado, on his way to a recording studio when shots were fired from a passing vehicle. Churchill, a Black male who performed locally and worked as a transporter at Denver International Airport, was struck multiple times, was taken to a hospital about 4:30 p.m., and died less than an hour later. His family remembers him as relentlessly positive, active in church and community, and dedicated to music and family.

No arrests have been announced and the case eventually went cold; the Denver Police Department has continued to seek tips and a reward has been offered for information leading to an identification and arrest. Churchill’s mother, Therell Churchill, believes the killing was gang-related though she says her son was not involved in gangs. Cold weather that day reportedly reduced the number of witnesses and hindered the investigation.

Did anyone in the Denver area know Daerius, see activity near Bruce Randolph and Steele that afternoon, or have information that could help solve this case?