Carlton CJ Richard Holland Jr., 31, was killed in Suffolk, Virginia, in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2013. He had been at a New Year’s Eve party in the 400 block of Linden Avenue when gunfire broke out; Carlton was struck in the upper chest. First responders found him in the road and he was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 3:55 a.m. He was the city’s first homicide victim of the year and is remembered by family and friends as kind and poetic.

Despite numerous people having been at the party, no witnesses have come forward publicly and no arrests or suspects have been identified. The Suffolk Police Department has appealed for information, and Carlton’s sister, Alexis Holland, continues to advocate for answers. The investigation remains open and unsolved.

If anyone attended the Linden Avenue gathering or has information about the shooting, can you share what you know with investigators?