Family remembers Harford man’s unsolved murder 11 years later

Daphne Alston, right, dances near the food line during the 10th annual Tariq's Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park. Her son Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.

Daphne Alston, right, dances near the food line during the 10th annual Tariq’s Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park. Her son Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.  (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun)

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At Turner Station Park in Dundalk, Daphne Alston and her family members gathered Saturday to remember her son, Tariq, who was killed in Harford County in 2008.

Robert Alston, left, shows friend since childhood Curtis Wudtee the memorial poster of his murdered son at the 10th annual Tariq's Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park. Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.

Robert Alston, left, shows friend since childhood Curtis Wudtee the memorial poster of his murdered son at the 10th annual Tariq’s Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park. Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.  (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun)

Daphne Alston remembers her murdered son with 10th annual Tariq's Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park. Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.

Daphne Alston remembers her murdered son with 10th annual Tariq’s Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park. Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.  (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun)

Shakeera Alston, 26, left, gets a plate of food at the 10th annual Tariq's Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park. Her brother Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.

Shakeera Alston, 26, left, gets a plate of food at the 10th annual Tariq’s Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park. Her brother Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.  (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun)

Friends and families of Daphne Alston gather for the 10th annual Tariq's Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park to remember him. Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.

Friends and families of Daphne Alston gather for the 10th annual Tariq’s Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park to remember him. Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.  (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun)

Carl Fowlkes, neighbor and friend to Daphne Alston does the bbq cooking for the10th year of the annual Tariq's Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park. Daphne's son Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.

Carl Fowlkes, neighbor and friend to Daphne Alston does the bbq cooking for the10th year of the annual Tariq’s Memorial Cookout at Turner Station Park. Daphne’s son Tariq Alston, 22, was killed July 14, 2008 in Joppa and the case remains unsolved.  (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun)