Seventeen-year-old Richard Ricky Pruitt was shot outside his family’s Lansing townhouse on South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the night of August 16, 2014. A single gunshot fired from outside the residence struck him while four other people were inside; none of those inside were injured. Richard was taken to a hospital in critical condition, remained on life support for five days, and died on August 21, 2014.

Investigators described a suspect as a Black male about 5 feet 10 inches with a thin build, wearing a black t-shirt, light-blue jeans, and a black shirt covering his face. Police said they believed the shooting was not random and that Richard was the intended target; his mother Sheri Pruitt said he had been in an altercation after a rap performance the night before, which she thought might be connected.

No arrests have been announced and the case is listed among Lansing’s unsolved homicides; the Lansing Police Department’s Cold Case Unit still lists the investigation. If anyone knew Richard, saw activity near South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on August 16, 2014, or has information that could help, please come forward.