In the early morning hours of July 5, 2021, 29-year-old Joshua David Smith of Milton, Massachusetts, was found in Roxbury near Seaver Street and Humboldt Avenue suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and having been struck by a car. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Joshua was a union carpenter who worked for Sunrise Erector Inc. in Canton and performed as a music producer and lyricist under the name Pyrex Jordan.

He was a graduate of Milton High School and a father to a young daughter. His obituary remembered him for acts of quick bravery, including saving people from choking and drowning, and mourners described him as outgoing with a loving spirit. Few other public details about the crime scene or suspects have been released.

Does anyone have information about Joshua, his movements that night, or potential witnesses in the Roxbury area?