Seth Burdette, 37, of Portsmouth, Ohio, was shot and killed on December 9, 2017. The shooting occurred at the Columbia Theatre Bar in Portsmouth at about 2:30 a.m.; Burdette was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia, where he was pronounced dead. Another man, Zachary D. Mahone, 32, was wounded and taken first to Southern Ohio Medical Center and later to Grant Medical Center in Columbus.

The Portsmouth Police Department released the victims’ names and appealed for anyone with information to come forward. At the time the investigation was described, no arrests or suspects had been publicly named and the case remained open as authorities continued gathering evidence. If anyone witnessed the shooting at the Columbia Theatre Bar or has information about those events, please come forward to the Portsmouth Police Department.