Desiree Shante Fletcher, a 21-year-old Black woman, was found shot to death on May 10, 2018, in an alley along Peter Paul Boulevard in Richmond, Virginia. Police responding to a person-down call just before 10:15 p.m. discovered she had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. At the time she was living with a cousin a few blocks from where her body was found.

Investigators identified a person of interest early on. On the evening of her death, Fletcher’s boyfriend reportedly took her phone and used it to send a text asking her to meet him; she left to meet him and was never seen alive again. The day after her body was found the boyfriend said he had been abducted and was discovered tied up in a car trunk, but police later discredited that account. No arrests have been announced and the case has gone cold, leaving Fletcher’s mother, Sarah Coles, and other family members without closure.

Anyone with information that could help the Richmond Police Department’s ongoing investigation is asked to come forward.