On the evening of January 13, 2018, a burst of gunfire outside a restaurant at the intersection of Boylston and Gloucester Streets in Boston’s Back Bay killed 25-year-old Jamal Bannister. Another man, identified in some reports as Bannister’s brother, was also shot and survived. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Bannister’s death a homicide by gunshot.

Investigators noted a possible link to ongoing violent gang conflict in the city, in part because Bannister’s older brother Jamel had been convicted in a 2013 gang-related murder at the Dudley Square MBTA station. Despite that context, the case remains officially unsolved; the Boston Police Department has not announced any arrests or publicly named suspects and continues to investigate.

If anyone was in the Back Bay that night or has information about the shooting, please contact the Boston Police with tips that might help identify those responsible.