Boyd's friends and family are continuing to keep his memory alive and are asking for the public's help to identify the person responsible for his death.
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"I don't know if it was a robbery, murder, or whatever. To me, it doesn't matter. I consider it a planned execution, no matter what," Kwann Boyd, Avery's mother, said.
She described him as a loving and upstanding young man whose life was cut short.
"He didn't deserve what he got. My son wasn't violent, my son wasn't aggressive, and my son wasn't a thug," she said.
Detectives said on Dec. 1, 2022, Avery Boyd was shot and killed near the 3000 block of Summer Street. Surveillance cameras captured the vehicle driving inside the location.
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"A vehicle pulled up, one suspect got out of the vehicle and shot him in cold blood multiple times, and he died on the scene," The Houston Police Department said.
A reward for more information into Avery Boyd's murder has now gone up to $25,000.
His mother says the money is worth it if it'll lead to her son getting justice.
"I'm literally begging for your help. We just ask that you call in. I don't care who's giving a tip. I want the tips," she said.