Thirteen-year-old Macario Ordonez was shot and killed while walking home in a residential area of Miami on May 14, 2011. Authorities say the attack appears to have been an attempted robbery; the shooting happened suddenly and left Macario fatally wounded on the street before emergency personnel arrived.

Investigators struggled early on because there were no eyewitnesses and few solid leads. The family and community have repeatedly appealed for information, and Crime Stoppers and other programs have publicized the case and offered a reward through the Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers program to encourage anonymous tips.

Macario’s death has been cited by residents as part of a broader pattern of street violence in Miami and has intensified calls for action to prevent similar tragedies. If anyone has information about that evening or saw anything in the neighborhood around May 14, 2011, please come forward to authorities or submit an anonymous tip.