James Raymond Hundle, 52, was found dead inside his home in the 4800 block of Marble Cedars Drive in Columbia, Missouri, after Columbia Police conducted a wellness check on October 13, 2021. Officers discovered he had suffered a gunshot wound, and investigators immediately treated the scene as a homicide, securing the area near Scott Boulevard and Longview Park and canvassing the neighborhood.

Hundle was a longtime University of Missouri staffer and local entrepreneur, serving as assistant to the vice-chancellor and dean of the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources and advising the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity; he also formerly owned local businesses including Ruckus Bar and Grill and Splasher’s Laundromat. Detectives subpoenaed security system data from Tiger Security Services for the period October 6 to October 14 and collected forensic evidence, but the timeline of the attack and the identity of the shooter remain unknown.

The investigation is active and unsolved; police have encouraged tips and a reward has been offered for information that leads to a resolution. If anyone knew James or saw anything unusual around Marble Cedars Drive in early October 2021, please come forward with information.