On the evening of May 16, 2020, Paul Fredrick Richards, 56, was shot outside a residence on Bellevue Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. Gunfire was reported about 7 p.m.; first responders found Richards alive but gravely wounded and he was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Boston Police Department opened a homicide investigation, cordoned off the scene and began interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence. In the days and weeks after the shooting investigators did not publicly identify any suspects and no arrests were announced. The family and community have been left without public answers about who was responsible for Richards’ death.

If anyone saw activity on Bellevue Street that evening or has information that could help this investigation, please come forward to the Boston Police.