A heavy silence fell over a Boston neighborhood on December 21, 2007, a day that would be tragically marked by the unsolved deaths of two young men. Emmanuel Lopes Pires, a 20-year-old Black male, was killed in an act of violence that also claimed the life of 17-year-old Tazmyn Soares.
Details surrounding the specific circumstances of their deaths remain scarce in public records.
What is known is that the Boston Police Department responded to a call concerning a person shot at 68 Cedar Street. Both Pires and Soares were found at this location, and their deaths were subsequently ruled homicides by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
In the years that have passed since that winter day, the case has remained open. The Boston Police Department lists both Emmanuel Lopes Pires and Tazmyn Soares on its roster of unsolved homicides. There has been no publicly available information regarding any arrests made in connection with their deaths, nor have any suspects been officially named. The story of what transpired at 68 Cedar Street and who is responsible for cutting short the lives of these two young men remains an unanswered question, leaving a void in the community and a case that continues to await resolution.
