Michael G. Ransear, 57, of Herkimer County, New York, was one of five people killed on the morning of March 13, 2013, when a local resident, Kurt Myers, began by setting a fire at his home and then opened fire inside John’s Barber Shop in the village of Mohawk. Ransear and another customer, Harry Montgomery, were killed there; the barber, John Seymour, and customer Dan Haslauer were critically wounded. The gunman then drove to nearby Herkimer and shot and killed two more people at a car-care business, identified as Thomas Stefka and Michael Renshaw.

Investigators said Myers fled into an abandoned building, prompting an hours-long standoff. A police K-9 was shot and killed during the entry; officers returned fire and Myers was killed, closing the case without arrests or a trial. Ransear was remembered as a husband, father, grandfather, U.S. Navy veteran and former New York State corrections officer whose funeral drew many fellow corrections officers.

If anyone knew Michael Ransear or has information about the events that morning, please share what is known.