In the bright light of a Tuesday afternoon, on August 17, 2010, the life of 39-year-old Terrence Small, an African-American man, was tragically cut short on a street in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Around noon, police responded to the area outside 2 Shafter Street to find Small lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival.
His death marked the 19th homicide in Dorchester that year.
Known to his loved ones as a gentle, kind-hearted, and soft-spoken man, Terrence Small was a father and grandfather. His unexpected death left his family to grapple with unfulfilled dreams for his children and aspirations he would never have the chance to achieve. His life was remembered as one filled with love for his family, who were left devastated by the violent act that took him from them.
In the years that have followed, the investigation into Terrence Small's murder has remained open. The Boston Police Homicide Unit has continued to look into the circumstances surrounding his death. Despite appeals to the community for information and the availability of an anonymous tip line, no arrests have been publicly announced in connection with the case. The case stands as one of the city's unsolved homicides, leaving a family without answers and a community bearing the memory of a life taken too soon.
