Gerald Scott, 45, was found dead from a gunshot in Houston, Texas, on July 8, 2013. The shooting came during a period when the city’s homicide numbers were rising and certain neighborhoods were seeing especially high murder rates. The Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division handled the investigation and appealed to the community for information to help identify those responsible.

News accounts at the time linked the rise in homicides to spikes in gang-related activity, domestic violence, and robberies, and community-tip programs such as Crime Stoppers were mentioned as ways to assist investigations. Scott’s killing is described as one of several unsolved homicides that illustrated how difficult it was for law enforcement to stem the increase in violent crime.

If anyone knew Gerald Scott or has information about his shooting, please share what you remember with the Houston Police Department or local tip lines.