On January 29, 2006 the victim 15 year old Richard Liggins and his friends were taking a short cut in the 1500 block East 51st Street North. The victim was shot once in the back yard of 1557 East 51st Street North. He was taken to the hospital where on January 30th the victim died as a result of his wounds. Before the victim died he claimed he was shot in a drive by shooting. However one of the victim's friends made a different claim and said he was accidentally shot with a gun that someone had found. Neither of the claims could be proven though and the case remains unsolved.