Jean Carlos Mercedes, 27, was sitting in his car on Lenox Avenue in Providence on December 11, 2020, when he was shot and killed at about 2:30 p.m. Police describe the attacker as a man with dreadlocks, about 6 feet tall and 250 pounds, wearing a black hoodie, gray sweatpants, and white sneakers; witnesses say he fired into the driver’s side and fled in a black vehicle, possibly a Nissan Altima. Authorities believe the shooting was targeted. The killing was recorded as the city’s 18th homicide of 2020.

Neighbors remembered Mercedes as a good man and an attentive father to his young son. Police released the suspect description publicly and asked for tips, but no arrest has been announced and the assailant remains at large. If anyone has information about what happened on Lenox Avenue that afternoon or the vehicle seen fleeing the scene, please come forward.