James Lee Jacobs was 27 when he was gunned down on the evening of March 30, 2007, on McLellan Street in Dorchester, Massachusetts. A military veteran who had reached the rank of Sergeant and served in Iraq, Jacobs was working full time while studying electrical engineering when his life was cut short.

He had been waiting for a tow after his Range Rover’s tires were slashed when three men approached and an argument broke out. Jacobs was shot 18 times in the back. Witnesses reported the presence of three men prior to the shooting, but no arrests or public identification of suspects have been announced and the case has gone cold.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who may have seen activity on McLellan Street that night is urged to contact the Boston Police Department.