Joel D. Phillips was 25 when he was shot fatally on April 20, 2013, in Roxbury. At about 1:35 a.m. he was struck in the neck on Copeland Street, at 52 Copeland St., and taken to a nearby hospital where he later died. Reports said as many as twelve shots were fired during the incident.

A suspect description circulated after the shooting: a Black male about 5 feet 9 inches tall with braids, wearing a white cap and a white shirt. In the months that followed, investigators continued to search for the person responsible. As of early 2014 the Boston Police Department was still actively investigating and no arrests had been announced.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Copeland Street that night or has information about the described suspect, please share what is known with investigators.