Damario Buford, 21, was fatally shot during an altercation outside the Exotica Night Club in Akron, Ohio, on June 4, 2006, at about 2:15 a.m. No arrests or suspects have been identified and the case is listed by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office as an unsolved homicide.

After his death, family members including Polly Buford and Shamika Malone filed claims with the Victims of Crime Division. The Attorney General’s Office approved $6,673.20 for funeral expenses but denied claims for dependent’s economic loss and replacement services loss; Malone filed on behalf of herself and an afterborn child identified as Damario’s.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation continues to seek tips to move the investigation forward. If anyone has information about Damario’s death or the events outside the Exotica Night Club that night, please share what is known.