A Brevard County minister is calling on his community to help with the murder investigation of a 16-year-old young man who was shot while standing in the yard of his Melbourne home."This young man lost his life at age 16, in the prime of his life," said minister Alvin Mccoy of the Florida Avenue Church of Christ.The minister is calling on his community to help police capture Kobe Kirkland’s killers.RELATED: 16-year-old dies after shooting in Brevard County"If nobody says anything, this type of violence, this type of crime in our neighborhood will continue," said Minister McCoy. The 16-year-old was shot and killed in mid-May on Cedar Drive, and the Melbourne police say the shooter got away in a white car. Minister McCoy says this unsolved murder is devastating to the family, and they need closure and told WESH2 several members of his congregation know and are praying for the family. "Here's a young man, his life has been cut down. This young man could have perhaps been a lawyer, a politician, a doctor, a powerful and great young man, but his life has come to a close,” said Minister McCoy. Melbourne police are looking for the community’s help in this case. Anyone with information is asked to call them at 321-608-6731.Top headlines: Officials arrest Ocala woman accused of fatally shooting neighbor through door Father dies after saving son, friends from rip current in Daytona Beach Sheriff: Masked robbers break into Polk County home with kids inside, leave empty-handed