In 2012, 16-year-old Brian Herrera was murdered in cold blood, shot while walking to a friend's house to do homework.

It happened in broad daylight on a Saturday morning in Miami, Florida.

But no one saw a thing, or no one would say.

The call was horrible. I replayed over in my head all the time.

It was a high school student that was just going to do his homework at a friend's house.

Despite investigators' efforts, there were no suspects, no arrests.

And in a community where snitches get stitches was more than just a saying the case went cold.

All throughout these years, following back up with the detectives,

and they're still working on this and we're working on that.

But there's never been a person of interest.

There had never been anything.

But Brian's family refused to let his name fade.

I would ask my husband, do you want me just let this go?

He was like, no, keep fighting.

And then, nearly a decade later, a call, a lead, and a case that was no longer cold.

We received a phone call that was bittersweet because it's a call that we've been waiting

for for a very long time. I'm Enrique Santos, and this is Cold Case Files Miami, where we tell the stories of victims

like Brian Herrera and the families who never stopped fighting for justice.

I said over 600 emails.

I did.

I had to.

You got to trust the police, but you got to help make sure they're being held accountable to.

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