Alex Allen was 55 when he was killed in his Mattapan home on August 11, 2018, the night of his birthday. An intruder forced entry to the Manchester Street residence, opened fire while Allen was resting on the couch, and struck him multiple times. His wife, Dola, heard the shots from upstairs and found him grievously wounded; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

Allen had been targeted before. In December 2017 he was shot in the leg while driving a city vehicle, and shots had previously been fired at the family’s home. His wife said surveillance cameras outside the house had been stolen and described the fatal attack as well planned; she also said he had once given her a kidney. The killing was Boston’s 33rd homicide that year.

No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. If anyone knew Alex, his movements that night, or noticed suspicious activity near the Manchester Street house, please share what you know.