Thomas Wayne Scholes, 57, was found dead on December 8, 2013, on Donald Avenue in San Bernardino. He was homeless at the time and was discovered by a passerby; authorities determined he had been assaulted and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The San Bernardino Police Department opened an investigation but did not immediately identify any suspects. Scholes’s killing is noted alongside other violent incidents affecting vulnerable populations in the area and remains an open case.

Anyone who was in the Donald Avenue area on December 8, 2013, or who has information about assaults on homeless people in San Bernardino is asked to contact investigators with tips.