Derrell Baker was 17, known as Hype, when he was shot and killed in a residential neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida on September 8, 2008. The killing left family and the local community devastated; those who knew him recalled a kind-hearted young man.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Project: Cold Case list Derrell among the city’s unsolved homicides and continue to seek information that could lead to an arrest. Community groups have worked to keep his case visible while family members wait for answers.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers.