Bolivar del Jesus Soto Jr., age 20, was fatally shot in Hyde Park, Boston, on the evening of November 16, 2020. The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. near 18 Church Street, where Soto was pronounced dead at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound. A student at Bunker Hill Community College who wanted to become a firefighter, he was described as someone who loved sneakers and belonged to several sneaker clubs.

Soto and a friend had gone to meet a potential buyer for a pair of sneakers. According to his older brother, an argument turned physical after the buyer allegedly tried to use counterfeit money, and the confrontation escalated when the suspect, armed with a gun, shot Soto. Soto’s mother later made public pleas for anyone with information to contact the Boston Police Department.

An arrest in the case was reported in June 2021; Marquees Scott, 22, of Mattapan, was taken into custody on warrants charging murder, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with Soto’s death. Does anyone have information about the meeting that led to the shooting or knew Soto’s activities that night?