Nicholas Lee Arnold was 20 when he was killed in Tucson in the early morning of February 5, 2005. Arnold, a Black/African American student and football player at Western New Mexico University, was visiting friends that weekend. Around 3:30 a.m. outside a fast-food restaurant, an unidentified vehicle pulled up and shots were fired in what is described as a drive-by attack. Arnold was struck and died of his wounds.

Two fellow students were with him: Miguel Sandoval, 21, who was also shot and survived in good condition at a local hospital, and Manuel Silva, 19, who was uninjured. Tucson police investigated, but no suspects have been identified and no arrests were announced. The case remains unsolved and left Arnold’s family and friends without answers.

If anyone was in that area on the night of February 5, 2005, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.