On the evening of October 30, 2008, William Branch, a 38-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot at the intersection of Harvard and Warner Streets in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. Responding officers found him with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital but died of his injuries. The Boston Police Department classified the death as a homicide and conducted an initial investigation that included canvassing the area for witnesses and evidence.

No arrests were announced at the time, and information about a suspect or suspects was not publicly released. The case remains listed among Boston’s unsolved homicides; investigators have periodically revisited it and asked the public for tips. If anyone knew William Branch, saw activity near Harvard and Warner Streets on the night of October 30, 2008, or has information that could help, please come forward.