Kojak M. Lewis was 19 when he was fatally shot on the evening of December 29, 1994, while standing on a sidewalk at 1929 E. Fifth Avenue in Knoxville. His slaying was described at the time as the city’s first known gang-style killing, and the crime has remained unsolved.

Lewis had recently moved with his family from a Northwest Knoxville housing project after criminal convictions led to their eviction. The family’s relocation to East Knoxville placed them in what was reported as rival territory, and investigators have long considered a gang-related motive. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified, and the Knoxville Police Department still lists the case among unsolved homicides.

For the Lewis family there has been no closure; his father, Charles Hosea Lewis, died in 2013 without seeing the case solved. Does anyone have information about Kojak Lewis, his movements on December 29, 1994, or the neighborhood around 1929 E. Fifth Avenue that could help reopen leads?