On the evening of January 19, 1999, at about 6:35 PM, 27-year-old Ismael Martinez was found with a gunshot wound in the hallway of a residence at 323 North Front Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Emergency responders took him to St. Luke’s Hospital, where he later died of his injuries.

Martinez had lived at several New Bedford addresses, including Merrimac Street, South First Street and State Street, and most recently listed an address on Kilburn Street in Fall River. He also used the alias Ismael Rosa and had an extensive criminal record in New Bedford and Fall River. The circumstances indicate a violent confrontation, but the specific motive remains unclear.

No arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified; the Bristol County District Attorney’s office classifies the death as an active, unsolved homicide. If anyone knew Ismael, his movements that night, or has information about the residence on North Front Street, please come forward.