On the night of July 22, 2006, 20-year-old Antoine Perkins was sitting on the steps of his home on Morton Street in Mattapan when he was approached and shot at point-blank range. First responders arrived around 11:44 p.m. and found two male victims with gunshot wounds on the porch. Perkins suffered a life-threatening wound to his head and neck and was rushed to a local hospital; he died of his injuries on July 24, 2006. His death was officially ruled a homicide and was the city’s 45th that year.

The investigation identified James Gunna Walker, described as a 24-year-old member of the Lucerne Street Doggz, as the person who approached Perkins and fired the fatal shot. Walker was arrested and charged in connection with the killing. The shooting was reported as part of ongoing gang-related violence in the city.

Does anyone in Mattapan remember Perkins or have information about the events that night?