Teresa Shields, 26, of Middletown, Ohio, was killed on January 1, 2017, when an AR-type rifle was fired from a vehicle into the car she was riding in. The shooting occurred in the early hours near Roosevelt Boulevard and Wicoff Street. Shields was not the intended target; the attack was aimed at her boyfriend, Steve Waldon, who was involved in the drug trade and was also wounded but managed to drive to a hospital. Shields was pronounced dead at the scene.

Middletown police say the investigation has been extensive and remains unsolved. Detectives followed multiple leads and traveled to Chicago seeking evidence. Waldon, who is in jail awaiting sentencing on drug trafficking charges, has not provided information that solved the case. Shields’ family describe her as loving, caring, and hardworking and continue to seek justice.

If anyone has information about the shooting near Roosevelt Boulevard and Wicoff Street on January 1, 2017, please come forward.