Victor F. Mendez Paredes was 21 when he and his girlfriend, 18-year-old Sayuri Casas Yerena, were found with multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle at 2231 Courtside Drive in Columbus, Ohio, on December 25, 2015. Officers responding to a report of a robbery in progress and shots fired arrived at about 3:59 AM; both victims were pronounced dead at the scene at 4:14 AM.

No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. The Columbus Police Department’s Homicide Cold Case Unit continues to investigate and is seeking information from anyone who may know more about what happened that night.

If anyone was in the area of Courtside Drive around 3:30–4:30 AM on December 25, 2015, or has information about Victor or Sayuri’s last movements, please contact investigators.